Casque turban

Anatolie ou Iran

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 379

Propre au monde islamique, très rare et particulièrement impressionnant, le casque turban porte ce nom moderne à cause de sa forme bulbeuse et spiralée, qui évoque cette coiffe. Il semble que le genre soit apparu dès le XIVe siècle, mais la plupart des casques semblables qui nous sont parvenus remontent plutôt à la fin du XVe siècle ou au début du XVIe siècle. Les casques turbans furent utilisés par les Akkoyunlu (Turkmènes du « clan des Moutons Blancs »), par les princes du Chirvan, d’Azerbaïdjan et d’Iran ainsi que par les Ottomans. La surface est ornée de motifs gravés, damasquinés d’argent, qui mettent en valeur des inscriptions en langue arabe.

Helmet with Aventail, Steel, iron, silver, copper alloy, Turkish, in the style of Turkman armor

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Helmet with Aventail, Steel, iron, silver, copper alloy, Turkish, in the style of Turkman armor
Helmet with Aventail, Steel, iron, silver, copper alloy, Turkish, in the style of Turkman armor
Helmet with Aventail, Steel, iron, silver, copper alloy, Turkish, in the style of Turkman armor
Helmet with Aventail, Steel, iron, silver, copper alloy, Turkish, in the style of Turkman armor
Helmet with Aventail, Steel, iron, silver, copper alloy, Turkish, in the style of Turkman armor
Helmet with Aventail, Steel, iron, silver, copper alloy, Turkish, in the style of Turkman armor
Helmet with Aventail, Steel, iron, silver, copper alloy, Turkish, in the style of Turkman armor
Helmet with Aventail, Steel, iron, silver, copper alloy, Turkish, in the style of Turkman armor
Helmet with Aventail, Steel, iron, silver, copper alloy, Turkish, in the style of Turkman armor
Helmet with Aventail, Steel, iron, silver, copper alloy, Turkish, in the style of Turkman armor
Helmet with Aventail, Steel, iron, silver, copper alloy, Turkish, in the style of Turkman armor
Helmet with Aventail, Steel, iron, silver, copper alloy, Turkish, in the style of Turkman armor
Helmet with Aventail, Steel, iron, silver, copper alloy, Turkish, in the style of Turkman armor
Helmet with Aventail, Steel, iron, silver, copper alloy, Turkish, in the style of Turkman armor
Helmet with Aventail, Steel, iron, silver, copper alloy, Turkish, in the style of Turkman armor
Helmet with Aventail, Steel, iron, silver, copper alloy, Turkish, in the style of Turkman armor
Helmet with Aventail, Steel, iron, silver, copper alloy, Turkish, in the style of Turkman armor
Helmet with Aventail, Steel, iron, silver, copper alloy, Turkish, in the style of Turkman armor
Helmet with Aventail, Steel, iron, silver, copper alloy, Turkish, in the style of Turkman armor

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