# Cavalry Spider Helmet

- Date: 1600s
- Medium: iron with black paint
- Classification: Arms and Armor
- Dimensions: Overall: 30.2 x 21.3 x 17.7 cm (11 7/8 x 8 3/8 x 6 15/16 in.)
- Culture: France
- Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1921.1258)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1921.1258/1921.1258_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

The "spider-like" legs of this helmet protected the mounted soldier's face and head from slashing sword blows. The legs could be raised and locked up out of the way when not required.