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Leather Helmet with Auspicious Symbols

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Red leather helmet with gold designs. The helmet is domed with a rounded top and a flat bottom edge. Two straps hang down from the bottom. The straps are made of the same material as the helmet and are looped. The helmet has a vertical seam down the center, with two additional seams on either side that radiate from the top. There are small holes around the bottom edge. The gold designs appear to be auspicious symbols. The background is gray. Title: Leather Helmet with Auspicious Symbols. Artist unknown.

Artwork Details

Date
15th–17th century
Medium
Leather, gold, shellac, pigments
Culture
Tibetan
Dimensions
600 × 600 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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