Helmet
Unknown Artist
Helmet in the shape of a turban decorated with pseudo inscriptions in applied gold. The shape, the incised decoration and the prism-shaped knot at its finial are common to helmets made in the northern Caucasus for the Iranian or Turkish market. North Caucasus, late 15th c.
15th c.
Gold
0.29m
GE 6189
Image and text courtesy of Benaki Museum of Islamic Art, 2022
Where you'll find this
Benaki Museum of Islamic Art
Permanent collection