Helmet of Eight Plates in the Korean Style
Unknown Artist
possibly 14th–16th century
Medium
Iron, leather
Dimensions
H. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm); W. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm); D. 9 9/16 in. (24.3 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 5.6 oz. (1065.9 g)
Classification
Helmets
Culture
Korean or Mongolian
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Gift, 2001
Accession Number
2001.181
Rights
Public Domain