Turban Helmet with Neck Guard of Mail and Nose Guard

16th century (early Safavid)

23.4 cm 51 cm 22.7 cm

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Helmets like this, which have preserved their original chain-mail "aventail," or face and neck covering, have been likened to masks that conceal the face and create a sense of mystery. Their primary function, however, was to protect the wearer. Islamic helmets often were decor...

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Arsenal of Constantinople; d'Orville [date and mode of acquisition unknown] (?); Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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