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Helmet
Near Eastern, Iranian, Persian
Parthian
1st–3rd century
Place of Manufacture: Iran or eastern Anatolia
Medium/Technique
Brass
Dimensions
Height: 34 cm (13 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Morris and Louise Rosenthal Fund
Accession Number1979.41
CollectionsAsia, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing – Armor
Catalogue Raisonné
Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), no. 120.
DescriptionHelmet in the form of a Kedaris (the headdress popular among the nomadic peoples of Anatolia), with elaborately chased patterning imitating the quilted fabric, and rosettes on the sides and peak.
Provenance1979, sold by Mohammad Yeganeh (dealer; b. 1929 - d. 2012), Frankfurt, to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 14, 1979)