Helmet (Hoshi Kabuto), 14th century, Japanese, Iron, lacquer, leather, silk, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), H. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); W. 17 1/4 in. (43.8 cm); Wt. 6 lb. 3 oz. (3120 g), Helmets, The helmet bowl, constructed of thirty-two iron plates, dates from the fourteenth century but was remounted for use in the eighteenth century. The metal fittings on the turnbacks of the neck guard include the badge (a cross within a circle) of the Shimazu family, daimyo of Kagoshima
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Helmet, Hoshi Kabuto, 14th century, Japanese, Iron, lacquer, leather, silk, copper-gold alloy, shakudō, H, 10 1/2, 26.7 cm, W, 17 1/4, 43.8, Wt, 6 lb, 3 oz, 3120 g, Helmets, helmet, bowl, constructed, thirty-two iron, plates, dates, fourteenth, remounted, eighteenth, metal fittings, turnbacks, neck guard, include, badge, cross within, circle, Shimazu family, daimyo, Kagoshima
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