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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
localId
23619
label
Helmet with Fluting and Flat turned-in Rim
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
23619
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Helmet with Fluting and Flat turned-in Rim
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 [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
1475-1550 (Ottoman)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
helmets
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
23.7
height
28.5
dimensionsRaw
9 5/16 x 11 1/4 in. (23.7 x 28.5 cm)
Source extras
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Islamic
med
engraved and punched steel, silver, gold
creator_ids
6768
collection_ids
ISL
ARM
exhibition_ids
292
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1
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0
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photo
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