Helmet with Talismanic Inscriptions
Unknown Artist
18th–early 19th century
Medium
Steel; damascened with gold
Dimensions
Overall helmet with chain: H. 27 1/2 in. (69.9 cm) Diam. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm) Overall with mount: Ht. 33 1/4 in. (84.5 cm) Diam. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
Classification
Arms and Armor
Department
Islamic Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession Number
91.1.749