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Helmet with Fluting and Flat turned-in Rim

Islamic (Artist)
1475-1550 (Ottoman)
engraved and punched steel, silver, gold
(Islamic World , Arms and Armor )

"Turban" helmets are so-called from similarities to the traditional headdress of Turkish men. Chain mail, protecting the neck and face, was attached to holes on the lower edges. Surfaces could be decorated by vertical fluting and etched patterns of scrolls and floral motifs.

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.

Arsenal of Constantinople [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Exhibitions

1940 Again: Arms and Armor. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore.
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Geographies

Iran (Ak-Koyunlu or Shirvani) (Place of Origin) Turkey, Ottoman Empire (Anatolia) (Place of Origin)

Measurements

9 5/16 x 11 1/4 in. (23.7 x 28.5 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters, 1911

Location in Museum

Charles Street: Second Floor: Arms and Armor

Accession Number

In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.

51.4

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