Helmet

Unknown Artist

ca. 1500–1525

Helmet by Unknown Artist

Medium

Steel, iron, gold, copper alloy

Dimensions

H. including cheek defense 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm); H. including nasal 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm); H. excluding cheek defense and nasal 10 in. (25.4 cm); W. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm); D. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 15.4 oz. (1797.4 g)

Classification

Helmets

Culture

possibly Turkish, Istanbul, in the style of Turkman armor

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935

Accession Number

36.25.126

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