Helmet

Unknown

late 15th–16th century · Steel, iron, silver, copper alloy · Arms and Armor

The Arabic inscriptions include the phrases "Glory to our Lord, the greatest Sultan, the noble, the mighty Khagan, master of the necks (of nations)." The foliate Kufic script is similar to that found on early sixteenth-century Turkish Iznik pottery.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 15th–16th century

Medium

Steel, iron, silver, copper alloy

Culture

Turkey, possibly Istanbul, in the style of Turkman armor

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1904