Philadelphia Museum of Art - Collections Object : Turban Helmet

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European Decorative Arts and Sculpture

Turban Helmet
Trophy of war from the arsenal of the Ottoman sultans in the former church of Saint Irene, Constantinople (now Istanbul), Turkey

Made in Ak-Koyunlu (historical name), Asia
or Armenia, Asia
or Azerbaijan, Asia
or northern Iraq, Iraq, Asia
or western Iran, Iran, Asia
Possibly made in eastern Turkey, Turkey, Asia

c. 1450-1508

Artist/maker unknown, Middle Eastern

Engraved steel hatched with silver and gold; copper alloy
Height (bowl and mail together): 6 3/8 inches (16.2 cm) Height (bowl only): 12 3/16 inches (31 cm) Diameter (base of bowl): 10 7/16 inches (26.5 cm) Weight: 6 lb., 6 pounds 0.3 ounces (2730 x 2730g)

* Gallery 248, Arms and Armor, second floor (Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Galleries)

1977-167-953

Bequest of Carl Otto Kretzschmar von Kienbusch, 1977

Label

Inscribed in Arabic (translated): Made at the order of the greatest sultan, the mightiest Khāqān, the master of the necks of the nations, the lord of the kings of the Arabs and Persians, the shadow of Allah on the continents . . . (around base)

Trophy of war from the former arsenal of the Ottoman sultans in the former church of Saint Irene, Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey)

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