Lamellar Helmet

Date:: 13th–15th century

Culture:: Mongolian or Tibetan

Medium:: Iron, leather

Dimensions:: H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); Diam. 9 in. (22.9 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 2.5 oz. (978.1 g)

Classification:: Helmets

Credit Line:: Purchase, Gift of William H. Riggs, by exchange, and The Sulzberger Foundation Inc. Gift, 1999

Accession Number:: 1999.158

Not on view

New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Arms and Armor: Notable Acquisitions 1991–2002," September 4, 2002–January 18, 2004, no. 41.

New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Warriors of the Himalayas: Rediscovering the Arms and Armor of Tibet," April 5–July 4, 2006.

Nicolle, David, Greenhill Books, and Stackpole Books. Arms and Armour of the Crusading Era 1050–1350: Islam, Eastern Europe and Asia. Vol. II. London / Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, 1999. pp. 317, 488, no. 813g, fig. 813g.

Broń i uzbrojenie Tatarów / Tartar Arms and Armour. Katalog zabytków tatarskich, Vol. 1. Warsaw, 1997. pp. 24, 48, no. 9, pl. 9.

Pyhrr, Stuart W., Donald J. La Rocca, and Morihiro Ogawa. Arms and Armor: Notable Acquisitions, 1991–2002. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2002. pp. 44–45, no. 41, ill. p. 45.

La Rocca, Donald J. Warriors of the Himalayas: Rediscovering the Arms and Armor of Tibet. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2006. pp. 70–71, no. 9, ill.

Timelines
Central and North Asia, 1000-1400 A.D.
Central and North Asia, 1400-1600 A.D.