Leather Helmet with Auspicious Symbols
Unknown Artist
15th–17th century
Medium
Leather, gold, shellac, pigments
Dimensions
H. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm); Diam. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 13.7 oz. (842 g)
Classification
Helmets
Culture
Tibetan
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Bequest of George Blumenthal and Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Funds from various donors, by exchange; Steve and Madeline Condella Gift; and Rogers Fund, 1998
Accession Number
1998.1