Helmet
Unknown Artist
The inscription around the rim, a verse from the Koran known as the Victory Sura (48:1–4), includes the phrase: "Verily, we have granted thee a manfiest victory." Verses from this sura were used frequently on Ottoman armor and weapons in the sixteenth century.
Credit: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
16th century
Steel, gold
34.3cm
36.25.100
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019
Where you'll find this
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Permanent collection