Ottoman Shishak
In the sixteenth century, Ottoman metalworkers developed a novel
class of wares fashioned from gilded copper, tombak in Turkish.
This helmet is a type of ceremonial armor made of tombak, a
copper alloy that was mercury gilded to imitate the appearance of
gold. Tombak was made only in the Ottoman Empire and was
used to produce helmets, shields, shaffrons, and several other
types of metal objects such as candlesticks, braziers, and
basins.
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