1. "Turban" Helmet

Date:

16th century

Medium:

engraved and punched steel, silver, gold

Extent:

Dimensions: 11 7/16 x 8 11/16 in. (29 x 22 cm)

2. Acanthus leaves on hilt;cartouches

Date:

18th century

Medium:

Steel;brass;gold

Extent:

Dimensions: Overall: 20 x 6 1/8 in. (50.8 x 15.6 cm)

3. Body Armor

Date:

16th century (Early Modern)

Medium:

steel and leather (modern)

Extent:

Dimensions: 19 1/2 x 13 5/8 x 11 1/4 in. (49.5 x 34.6 x 28.6 cm)

4. Cuirass (Breastplate and Backplate)

Date:

1500-1575

Medium:

embossed steel

Extent:

Dimensions: H: 12 5/16 in. (31.2 cm)

5. Dagger ("Kindjal") and Sheath

Date:

19th century (Modern)

Medium:

blade: steel, inlaid with gold; hilt: walrus ivory set with gold and turquoise; sheath: silver, gilded silver, niello

Extent:

Dimensions: dagger: 1 15/16 x 18 1/16 x 1 1/8 in. (4.9 x 45.8 x 2.9 cm); sheath: 2 x 15 1/8 x 13/16 in. (5.1 x 38.4 x 2.1 cm)

6. Dagger and Sheath

Date:

mid 19th century (Modern)

Medium:

blade: steel, inlaid with gold; hilt: gold, inlaid with rubies (or spinels), emeralds (or beryls), diamonds, amethyst, enamel; sheath: gold, inlaid with rubies (or spinels), emeralds (or beryls), diamonds

Extent:

Dimensions: dagger: 1 1/2 x 9 13/16 x 1 in. (3.8 x 25 x 2.5 cm); sheath: 1 5/16 x 6 5/8 x 3/4 in. (3.3 x 16.8 x 2 cm)

7. Dagger from the Gun Set of Mahmud I

Date:

1145 AH/AD 1732-33 (Ottoman)

Medium:

steel with gold wire, gilded silver, rubies (or spinels), emeralds (or beryls)

Extent:

Dimensions: L: 11 3/4 × W: 1 3/4 × D: 11/16 in. (29.8 × 4.4 × 1.7 cm)

8. Dagger with Crystal Handle

Date:

18th century (Early Modern)

Medium:

rock crystal, steel, gold

Extent:

Dimensions: L: 13 3/4 × W: 2 1/8 × D: 1 1/4 in. (35 × 5.4 × 3.1 cm)

9. Elephant Goad

Date:

17th century

Medium:

steel

Extent:

Dimensions: L: 15 in. (38.1 cm)

10. Helmet with Floral Patterns and Arabesques

Date:

16th century (Early Modern)

Medium:

steel

Extent:

Dimensions: 11 9/16 x 8 3/8 in. (29.4 x 21.2 cm) (diam.)

11. Helmet with Fluting and Flat turned-in Rim

Date:

1475-1550 (Ottoman)

Medium:

engraved and punched steel, silver, gold

Extent:

Dimensions: 9 5/16 x 11 1/4 in. (23.7 x 28.5 cm)

12. Helmet with Incised Arcade Design

Date:

16th-17th century

Medium:

steel (?)

Extent:

Dimensions: H: 3 1/4 x W: 6 7/8 in. (8.3 x 17.5 cm)

13. Helmet with Nose Guard and Chain Mail

Date:

17th-18th century (Early Modern)

Medium:

steel, inlaid with gold

Extent:

Dimensions: 13 11/16 x 8 1/16 in. (34.7 x 20.4 cm) (diam.)

14. Inscribed Dagger ("Jambiya") and Sheath

Date:

1713 (Early Modern)

Medium:

blade: steel, inlaid with gold and set with rubies (or spinels), emeralds (or beryls), and sapphires; hilt: nephrite; sheath: enamel, set with rubies (or spinels)

Extent:

Dimensions: dagger: 2 13/16 x 15 3/16 x 1 1/16 in. (7.2 x 38.6 x 2.7 cm); sheath: 2 7/16 x 12 3/16 x 1 in. (6.2 x 31 x 2.5 cm)

15. Jeweled Gun of Sultan Mahmud I

Date:

Gun: 1732/33; Miquelet lock: 1861/62 (Ottoman)

Medium:

steel, wood (ash), gold, gilded silver, silver, nephrite, diamonds, emeralds (or beryls), rubies (or spinels); later miquelet lock, steel, gold

Extent:

Dimensions: H: 9 5/8 × L: 55 × D: 2 3/4 in. (24.5 × 139.7 × 7 cm)

16. Miniature Sword

Date:

late 18th-19th century (Ottoman)

Medium:

blade: steel, inlaid with gold; hilt; serpentine, gilded brass, diamonds, emeralds (or beryls), garnets, rubies (or spinels); sheath: gilded brass, diamonds, emeralds (or beryls), rubies (or spinels), garnets

Extent:

Dimensions: L: 4 5/8 x W: 5/8 x D: 1/2 in. (1.59 x 11.75 x 1.27 cm)

17. Miniature Sword ("Kilij")

Date:

late 18th-19th century (Ottoman)

Medium:

blade: steel, inlaid with gold; hilt: serpentine, rubies (or spinels); sheath: gilded brass, diamonds, emeralds (or beryls), rubies (or spinels), garnets, sapphires

Extent:

Dimensions: Kilij L: 6 5/16 x W: 1 3/8 x D: 7/16 in. (16.03 x 3.49 x 1.08 cm); Scabbard L: 5 x W: 1 x D: 3/8 in. (12.7 x 2.54 x 0.91 cm)

18. Miniature Sword (Shamshir)

Date:

late 18th-19th century (Ottoman)

Medium:

blade: steel, inlaid with gold and rubies (or spinels); hilt: serpentine, gilded brass, rubies (or spinels); sheath: gilded brass, diamonds, emeralds (or beryls), rubies (or spinels), garnets

Extent:

Dimensions: L: 4 13/16 x W: 3/4 x D: 3/8 in. (12.22 x 1.91 x 0.9 cm); W with chain: 1 3/16 in. (3 cm)

19. Pen Box from the Gun Set of Mahmud I

Date:

ca. 1732 (Ottoman)

Medium:

gilded silver, emeralds (or beryls), rubies (or spinels)

Extent:

Dimensions: H: 15/16 × W: 1 1/4 × L: 7 5/16 in. (2.4 × 3.2 × 18.6 cm)

20. Penholder and Reed Pen from the Gun Set of Mahmud I

Date:

ca. 1732 (Ottoman)

Medium:

gilded silver, reed tip, emeralds (or beryls), rubies (or spinels)

Extent:

Dimensions: L: 5 5/8 × Diameter: 3/8 in. (14.3 × 0.9 cm)

21. Sheath of a Thuma

Date:

1139-1161 AH/AD 1775-1809

Medium:

silver with remains of gilding

Extent:

Dimensions: L: 9 7/16 x W: 2 3/4 in. (24 x 7 cm)

22. Sheath of a Thuma

Date:

1176 AH/AD 1762-1763

Medium:

silver with remains of gilding

Extent:

Dimensions: L: 9 7/16 x W: 2 3/8 in. (24 x 6.1 cm)

23. Sword ("Kilij")

Date:

1714-1715 (Early Modern)

Medium:

blade: steel, inlaid with gold; hilt: horn

Extent:

Dimensions: H: 5 3/8 x 31 7/8 x W: 1 1/2 in. (13.6 x 81 x 3.8 cm)

24. Sword ("Kilij")

Date:

Blade: 1761 (AH 1175); Replacement hilt: 18th-19th century (Ottoman)

Medium:

blade: steel, inlaid with gold; hilt: nephrite

Extent:

Dimensions: 3 13/16 x 29 3/4 x 15/16 in. (9.7 x 75.5 x 2.4 cm)