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Source Description
This helmet bears the distinctive mark of the royal arsenal in Istanbul, capital of the Ottoman Dynasty of Turkey (1453-1922). Composed of a circle enclosing a loop over three vertical lines, the stamp is clearly visible to the right of the nose guard on this helmet. In 1839, the Ottoman repository discarded some of its holdings and sold them on the open market. The famous French artist Jean-Léon Gérôme was among the European collectors who acquired these Islamic arms and armor including this very helmet.
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Document identity
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34110
label
Turban Helmet with Neck Guard of Mail and Nose Guard
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title
Turban Helmet with Neck Guard of Mail and Nose Guard
description
This helmet bears the distinctive mark of the royal arsenal in Istanbul, capital of the Ottoman Dynasty of Turkey (1453-1922). Composed of a circle enclosing a loop over three vertical lines, the stamp is clearly visible to the right of the nose guard on this helmet. In 1839, the Ottoman repository discarded some of its holdings and sold them on the open market. The famous French artist Jean-Léon Gérôme was among the European collectors who acquired these Islamic arms and armor including this very helmet.
provenance
Royal Armory of Istanbul. Purchased by Jean-Léon Gérôme [1824-1904], Paris; purchased by Dikran Kelekian, Istanbul and Paris; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1913; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
mid 15th-16th century (Ottoman)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
helmets
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3
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3
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
30
height
24
depth
28
dimensionsRaw
Helmet H: 11 13/16 × W: 9 7/16 × D: 11 in. (30 × 24 × 28 cm); Mail L: 20 1/2 in. (52 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
Incised into helmet to proper left of nasal guard: [Tamga mark of the Ottomal Imperial Arsenal]Stamped onto mail ring at proper left hook of the aventail: [seven character mark; Ottoman Turkish? untranslated]Incriptions in false damascene copper alloy and gold wire: [Arabic
untranslated]
med
steel, copper alloy, silver, gold
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2431
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ARM
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exhibition_ids
525
3391
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