Helmet, early 17th century, Turkish, Copper alloy (tombak), gold, H. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm); Diam. 8 in. (20.3 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 8 oz. (1134 g), Helmets, There appeared in the sixteenth century a new type of armor worn by the Ottoman warrior that was unlike any seen elsewhere in the Islamic world: helmets, shields and shaffrons (horse's head defenses) made entirely of gilt copper, tombak in Turkish
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Helmet, early 17th century, Turkish, Copper alloy, tombak, gold, H, 8 3/4, 22.2 cm, Diam, 8, 20.3, Wt, 2 lb, oz, 1134 g, Helmets, appeared, sixteenth, new type, armor worn, Ottoman warrior, any, elsewhere, Islamic world, helmets, shields, shaffrons, horse, head defenses, entirely, gilt copper
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