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HELMET

Helmet. Culture: Mesopotamian or Iranian. Dimensions: H. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm); W. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm); D. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 10 oz. (1644.3 g). Date: 4th century. The helmet, originally lined with leather, consists of broad bands of bronze and iron plates covered witha thin layer of silver, stamped with a feather pattern. The warrior's head would originally have been obscured and protected by a web of metal links of mail that hung from the holes in the lower rim.
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Title:
HELMET
Caption:
Helmet. Culture: Mesopotamian or Iranian. Dimensions: H. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm); W. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm); D. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 10 oz. (1644.3 g). Date: 4th century. The helmet, originally lined with leather, consists of broad bands of bronze and iron plates covered witha thin layer of silver, stamped with a feather pattern. The warrior's head would originally have been obscured and protected by a web of metal links of mail that hung from the holes in the lower rim.
Technique/material:
Bronze, silver, iron
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Image size:
3066 x 4096 px | 35.9 MB
Print size:
26.0 x 34.7 cm | 10.2 x 13.7 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
ARMS AND ARMOR • ARTFORM: BRONZEWORK • ASIA • BRONCE • BRONZE BRASS • BRONZE • BRONZE, SILVER, IRON • BRONZES • COPPER ALLOY • COSTUME • HELMETS • IRON (METAL) • IRON AND IRON ALLOY • IRON • MESOPOTAMIA • METAL • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • SILVER