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