Helmet

Turkey, possibly Istanbul, in the style of Turkman armor

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 379

The Arabic inscriptions include the phrases "Glory to our Lord, the greatest Sultan, the noble, the mighty Khagan, master of the necks (of nations)." The foliate Kufic script is similar to that found on early sixteenth-century Turkish Iznik pottery.

Helmet, Steel, iron, silver, copper alloy, Turkey, possibly Istanbul, in the style of Turkman armor

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Helmet, Steel, iron, silver, copper alloy, Turkey, possibly Istanbul, in the style of Turkman armor
Helmet, Steel, iron, silver, copper alloy, Turkey, possibly Istanbul, in the style of Turkman armor
Helmet, Steel, iron, silver, copper alloy, Turkey, possibly Istanbul, in the style of Turkman armor
Helmet, Steel, iron, silver, copper alloy, Turkey, possibly Istanbul, in the style of Turkman armor
Helmet, Steel, iron, silver, copper alloy, Turkey, possibly Istanbul, in the style of Turkman armor
Helmet, Steel, iron, silver, copper alloy, Turkey, possibly Istanbul, in the style of Turkman armor
Helmet, Steel, iron, silver, copper alloy, Turkey, possibly Istanbul, in the style of Turkman armor
Helmet, Steel, iron, silver, copper alloy, Turkey, possibly Istanbul, in the style of Turkman armor
Helmet, Steel, iron, silver, copper alloy, Turkey, possibly Istanbul, in the style of Turkman armor
Helmet, Steel, iron, silver, copper alloy, Turkey, possibly Istanbul, in the style of Turkman armor
Helmet, Steel, iron, silver, copper alloy, Turkey, possibly Istanbul, in the style of Turkman armor
Helmet, Steel, iron, silver, copper alloy, Turkey, possibly Istanbul, in the style of Turkman armor
Helmet, Steel, iron, silver, copper alloy, Turkey, possibly Istanbul, in the style of Turkman armor

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