Title: Helmet (<i>Hoshi Kabuto</i>)
Object type: Helmet (<I>Hoshi kabuto</i>)
Date: 14th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Iron, lacquer, leather, silk, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>)
Dimensions: H. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); W. 17 1/4 in. (43.8 cm); Wt. 6 lb. 3 oz. (3120 g)
Classification: Helmets
Credit line: Gift of Bashford Dean, 1914
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY