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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
Museum record:
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