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| Keywords: Ottoman or Persian - Inscribed Helmet with Neck Guard of Mail and Nose Guard - Walters 5174.jpg This helmet bears the distinctive mark tamga of the St Irene royal arsenal in Istanbul capital of the Ottoman Dynasty of Turkey 1453-1922 Composed of a circle enclosing a loop over three vertical lines the stamp is clearly visible to the right of the nose guard on this helmet In 1839 the Ottoman repository discarded some of its holdings and sold them on the open market The famous French artist Jean-Léon Gérôme was among the European collectors who acquired these Islamic arms and armor including this very helmet mid 15th-16th century Early Modern steel with inlaid gold cm 51 5 25 3 accession number 51 74 34110 Armory of Constantinople Jean-Léon Gérome 1824-1904 Paris date of acquisition unknown by purchase Dikran Kelekian Constantinople and Paris date of acquisition unknown by purchase Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1913 Noble Dreams Wicked Pleasures Orientalism in America 1870-1930 The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore; The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Williamstown; Mint Museum of Art Charlotte 2000-2001 place of origin northwest Iran Persia or Turkey Ottoman Walters Art Museum license Indo-Persian armour in the Walters Art Museum Islamic metalwork in the Walters Art Museum 15th-century helmets Camail aventail Turban helmets | ||||
