Helmet in the Shape of a Sea Conch

Medium

Iron, gold, silver

Dimensions

H. 12 in. (30.5 cm); W. 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm)

Classification

Helmets

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Collection of Giovanni P. Morosini, presented by his daughter Giulia, 1932

Accession Number

32.75.243