Title: Head of a Janissary Hammer
Object type: Hammer head
Date: 16th century
Culture: Turkish
Medium: Iron, silver
Dimensions: H. 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm); W. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Wt. 15.1 oz. (428.1 g)
Classification: Shafted Weapons
Credit line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Geography: Country of Origin    Ottoman Empire      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY