Turban Helmet, 16th century, Turkish, in the style of Turkman armor, Steel, iron, silver, H. including nasal 14 1/2 in. (
Turban Helmet, 16th century, Turkish, in the style of Turkman armor, Steel, iron, silver, H. including nasal 14 1/2 in. ( cm); H. excluding nasal 12 7/8 in. ( cm); W. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm); D. 11 1/8 in. ( cm); Wt. 3 lb. oz. ( g), Helmets, Helmets of this type are usually called turban helmets becuase of their large bulbous shape and the flutings that imitate the folds of a turban. Because certain dervish groups wore turbans wound with a prescribed number of folds to represent an important mystical number, it is likely that turban helmets were regarded not merely as armor but also as a kind of religious insignia, their very shape marking the wearer as a fighter in a Holy War
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