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Image

Unknown Maker, Iranian

Helmet, Safavid

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Iranian

Title

Helmet

Year

Safavid

Medium

leather, brass (alloy), steel, gold

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • steel,
  • brass (alloy),
  • gold,
  • leather

Techniques

  • steel,
  • brass (alloy),
  • gold,
  • leather

Dimensions

Height: 63.5 cm (25 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Imbricated pattern with Nashki inscription

Place

Place Made: Iran

Type

  • Arms and Armor

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

16.240

About

Helmet

Imbricated pattern with Nashki inscription

Place Made: Iran

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Glimpses of Grandeur

September 24 - December 26, 1999

Surface Versus Structure

March 22 - August 15, 1985

Islamic Art

October 7, 1982 - April 24, 1983

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Helmet with the accession number of 16.240. To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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