Caption

Helmet, creator unknown, Turkish, Ottoman dynasty 1299–1922, 16th century. Ottoman militaria headgear with movable cheekpieces and a nosepiece passing through the browband. Fluted bell. Browband and cheekpieces connected with copper rivets; neckpiece additionally with brass hinges. Materials: metal; weight 1.92 kg; height 39.0 cm, width 37.0 cm, depth 24.0 cm., A conical metal helmet with a pointed top and flared base, shown in shades of silver and gray with visible vertical ribbed patterns on the dome; the helmet has attached overlapping neck and cheek guards with rounded edges and a few decorative raised ridges, all secured by several round copper-colored rivets; a narrow metal bar curves downward at one side and a small hinged clasp with a brass-toned plate is visible on the other side, and the surface shows areas of slight wear and subtle darkening.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A28_169

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79.8Mb (2.3Mb) / 15.5in x 20.0in / 4651 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Helmet creator unknown Turkish Ottoman dynasty 1299–1922 16th century Ottoman militaria headgear movable cheekpieces nosepiece passing browband Fluted bell Browband cheekpieces connected copper rivets neckpiece additionally brass hinges Materials metal weight 1.92 kg height 39.0 cm width 37.0 cm depth 24.0 cm conical metal helmet pointed top flared base shown shades silver gray visible vertical ribbed patterns dome helmet attached overlapping neck cheek guards rounded edges decorative raised ridges secured several round copper-colored rivets narrow metal bar curves downward side small hinged clasp brass-toned plate visible surface areas slight wear subtle darkening.