Helmet

Unknown

dated A.H. 1196/1781–82 CE · Steel, silver, niello · Arms and Armor

The tulip decoration on the bowl suggests that this is an older Ottoman piece, possibly from Turkestan and made in the seventeenth or eighteenth century, which was refurbished in 1781–82 with nielloed silver mounts of typical Caucasian workmanship. The inscriptions suggest a Tartar origin in the Crimea.

Artist

Unknown

Date

dated A.H. 1196/1781–82 CE

Medium

Steel, silver, niello

Culture

Turkish

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935