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
Rights
Public Domain