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Helmet
Near Eastern, Anatolian, Urartian
Early Iron Age
950–900 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: eastern Anatolia
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 29.5 x 19.5 cm (11 5/8 x 7 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by Mrs. Horace L. Mayer
Accession Number1981.25
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing – Armor
DescriptionBronze helmet with "lightning flash" insignia and vertical raised band terminating in a dragon's head on front. Three horizontal raised bands at rim.
Provenance1981, sold by Mohammad Yeganeh (dealer; b. 1929 - d. 2012), Frankfurt, to the MFA [see note]. (Accession Date: February 11, 1981)
NOTE: MFA accession nos. 1980.276 and 1980.277, and 1981.25 were said to have been found together in the Lake Van region of eastern Anatolia (tomb of Ishpuini?).
NOTE: MFA accession nos. 1980.276 and 1980.277, and 1981.25 were said to have been found together in the Lake Van region of eastern Anatolia (tomb of Ishpuini?).