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Helmet
Tibetan, possibly Bhutanese and Nepalese, 18th–19th century
Iron, gold, copper alloy, wood, leather, textile
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935 (36.25.25, .28,
.351, .476, .583a–c, h–k, .842a–c, .2174, .2461, .2505, .2557);
Bequest of Joseph V. McMullan, 1973 (1974.160.10 [saddle rug]);
Gift of Mrs. Faïe J. Joyce, 1970 (1970.164.7a, b [boots])
cat. no. 46

Helmet from an Armored Cavalryman

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