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Source Description
A warrior would have worn this helmet over a cloth turban. He would have been confident of being safeguarded in battle by the writing around the helmet's rim. The inscription from the Qur'an is garbled, however, indicating that its Iranian maker may not have known Arabic. Yet the presence of Arabic writing apparently was thought to be enough to invoke the protective power of God's word.This helmet once belonged to the royal arsenal in Istanbul, Turkey. It was probably part of the war booty amassed by the Ottoman Dynasty during the many wars between Turkey and Iran. Later, it was owned by the French painter Jean-Léon Gérôme, who traveled throughout the Near East and painted many scenes of Muslim life.
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Document identity
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6002
label
Turban Helmet
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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Source metadata
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6002
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Turban Helmet
description
A warrior would have worn this helmet over a cloth turban. He would have been confident of being safeguarded in battle by the writing around the helmet's rim. The inscription from the Qur'an is garbled, however, indicating that its Iranian maker may not have known Arabic. Yet the presence of Arabic writing apparently was thought to be enough to invoke the protective power of God's word.This helmet once belonged to the royal arsenal in Istanbul, Turkey. It was probably part of the war booty amassed by the Ottoman Dynasty during the many wars between Turkey and Iran. Later, it was owned by the French painter Jean-Léon Gérôme, who traveled throughout the Near East and painted many scenes of Muslim life.
provenance
Armory of Constantinople; Jean-Léon Gérome Collection; Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1913, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
2nd half 15th century (late Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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Arms & Armor
helmets
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6
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6
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
38.5
height
23.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 15 3/16 x Diam: 9 3/16 in. (38.5 x 23.4 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
inscriptions
engraved Tamga mark of the Ottoman Imperial Arsenal above proper right eyebrow.
med
steel, silver, copper alloy
creator_ids
2431
6747
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ISL
ARM
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none
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