Mongolian dome helmet
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| Weapon type: | Protective weapon |
| Designations: | Mongolian dome helmet |
| Use: | helmet |
| Working time: | around 14th century |
| Region of origin / author: |
Mongolia , gunsmiths |
| Distribution: | Asia , Europe |
| Overall length: | approx. 22 cm |
| Weight: | 941 g |
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A Mongolian dome helmet is a medieval (around 14th century) protective weapon from Mongolia .
description
The Mongolian dome helmet is usually made of iron . The helmet shell is approximately expelled and runs on top pointy. There are holes on the lower edge of the helmet that are intended for attaching a helmet well . This helmet was widespread in Asia and Europe during the time of the Golden Horde . A helmet of a similar design is the helmet of Yaroslaw Vsevolodovich , which is now kept in the Moscow Kremlin .
Preserved copies are very rare. There are different versions. Other versions do not consist of a chased sheet metal, but are made up of two separately manufactured halves, or of several strips.
Web links
Commons : Military helmets of Mongolia - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Herman Historica: Mongolian dome helmet ( Memento from September 1, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Auguste Demmin : An Illustrated History of Arms and Armor from the earliest Period to the present time. Translated by CC Black. G. Bell & Sons, London 1901, p. 301 (Reprinted. Wildhern Press, Teddington 2008, ISBN 978-1-84830-049-1 ).