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Helmet (Suji-kabuto Akoda-nari)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Helmet titled Suji-kabuto Akoda-nari by artist unknown. The helmet has a black bowl with thin gold vertical stripes. A gold forehead protector with curved projections on either side and a shaped noseguard in a flame pattern. Two curved, gold side plates attached to the bowl by rivets. Brown, leather neck guard with scales on bottom. The background is gray.

Artwork details

Date:
late 15th–16th century
Medium:
Iron, lacquer, copper, gold, silk
Culture:
Japanese
Dimensions:
599 × 496 px
Museum record:
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