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Source Description
"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.
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Document identity
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10365
label
""Turban"" Helmet
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object
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Source metadata
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10365
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object
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normalized
title
""Turban"" Helmet
description
"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
Arsenal of Constantinople (?); d'Orville Collection [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.
date
16th century
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CC0
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en
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Arms & Armor
helmets
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1
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1
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dimensions
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cm
width
29
height
22
dimensionsRaw
11 7/16 x 8 11/16 in. (29 x 22 cm)
Source extras
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Islamic
med
engraved and punched steel, silver, gold
creator_ids
2431
6747
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ARM
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none
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1
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0
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photo
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