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This helmet is a type of ceremonial armor made of tombak, a copper alloy that was mercury gilded to imitate the appearance of gold. Tombak was made only in the Ottoman Empire and was used to produce helmets, shields, shaffrons, and several other types of metal objects such as candlesticks, braziers, and basins.
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Title: Helmet
Date: late 16th century
Culture: Turkish
Medium: Copper alloy (tombak), gold, leather, textile
Dimensions: H. including nasal 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm); H. excluding nasal 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm); W. 9 in. (22.9 cm); D. 11 in. (27.9 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 13.7 oz. (1295.6 g)
Classification: Helmets
Credit Line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession Number: 36.25.125
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