Helmet

Unknown

early 16th century · Steel, iron, copper alloy, leather · Arms and Armor

This extremely tall conical helmet is noteworthy as an example of a type worn in Iran and Russia in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. Similar helmets depicted in miniature paintings often show a small pennon attached to the long finial.

Artist

Unknown

Date

early 16th century

Medium

Steel, iron, copper alloy, leather

Culture

Southern Russian or Iranian

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1904