Subject: khassaki knight
Culture: Circassian-Mamluk
Setting: Burji sultanate, Egypt/Mediterranean 15thc
Object: armor
* Metropolitan Museum of Art > Stone Gallery of Arms and Armor
"Helmet
Steel, engraved and gilt; brass
Probably Syrian or Egyptian,
Mamluk period,
about 1500
This is one of the few conical helmets of this period to retain its original peak, nasal, cheeks, and nape defense. The brass trim, engraved with a zigzag motif, is typical of Mamluk and Ottoman helmets around 1500."
* Metropolitan Museum of Art > Stone Gallery of Arms and Armor
"Mail Shirt
Steel
Syria, Mamluk period,
15th century
This is a typical cavalry shirt of the late fifteenth or early sixteenth century. Its heavy links provided considerable protection against saber slashes. Many of the rings are stamped with concentric circles, a feature found on mail shirts with both Mamluk and Iranian associations." ...
