TY - JOUR

T1 - A MOGHUL OR EARLY KAZAKH HELMET OF THE 15th — EARLY 17th CENTURY FROM THE COLLECTION OF ZAISAN REGIONAL MUSEUM OF LOCAL HISTORY

AU - Bobrov, L. A.

AU - Agatay, O. M.

N1 - Бобров Л.А., Агатай У.М. Могульский или ранний казахский шлем XV - начала XVII вв. Из собрания Зайсанского историко-краеведческого музея // Материалы по археологии и истории античного и средневекового Причерноморья. – 2023. – № 15. – С. 687-697. Работа выполнена при финансовой поддержке Комитета науки Министерства науки и высшего образования Республики Казахстан (ИРН № BR18574101). Публикация для корректировки.

PY - 2023

Y1 - 2023

N2 - An iron helmet from Zaisan Regional Museum of Local History (ZRMLH; inv. No. 2669) has been studied. In spite of the fact that the headpiece has already drawn scholarly attention, it has never been subject to a targeted research. The aim of the study was to elaborate a detailed concept of the place and conditions of its discovery, as well as of the helmet’s size and construction, with an eye to specifying its date and cultural attribution. Results. It was 1989 when the helmet was found in ‘Burkit Uya’ (‘Eagle’s nest’) location south-east from Zaisan city (East Kazakhstan). The upper part of the helmet is conical, and its lower part is cylindrical. The dome is riveted of nine iron sheets which are joined together with bronze and iron overlays and crowned with a combined top consisting of an ‘apple’ and a ladder-like spire. Latest additions are nasal and ornamented bronze hoop. The typological analysis suggests that the headpiece was made in the 15th — early 17th century and may be ascribed to a set of armament of the Moghuls, the Kazakh or, less possible, the Oirat warriors of that time. The helmet might have been forged either by steppe armorers or craftsmen from a Central Asian city. The design of the helmet indicates that the artisan was inspired by the images of high cylindrical and conical helmets of Western Asia, especially those of Iran, but used local technology. The high scholarly importance of the headpiece from ZRMLH is that it is considered to be one of the earliest late medieval helmets ever found in Kazakhstan.

AB - An iron helmet from Zaisan Regional Museum of Local History (ZRMLH; inv. No. 2669) has been studied. In spite of the fact that the headpiece has already drawn scholarly attention, it has never been subject to a targeted research. The aim of the study was to elaborate a detailed concept of the place and conditions of its discovery, as well as of the helmet’s size and construction, with an eye to specifying its date and cultural attribution. Results. It was 1989 when the helmet was found in ‘Burkit Uya’ (‘Eagle’s nest’) location south-east from Zaisan city (East Kazakhstan). The upper part of the helmet is conical, and its lower part is cylindrical. The dome is riveted of nine iron sheets which are joined together with bronze and iron overlays and crowned with a combined top consisting of an ‘apple’ and a ladder-like spire. Latest additions are nasal and ornamented bronze hoop. The typological analysis suggests that the headpiece was made in the 15th — early 17th century and may be ascribed to a set of armament of the Moghuls, the Kazakh or, less possible, the Oirat warriors of that time. The helmet might have been forged either by steppe armorers or craftsmen from a Central Asian city. The design of the helmet indicates that the artisan was inspired by the images of high cylindrical and conical helmets of Western Asia, especially those of Iran, but used local technology. The high scholarly importance of the headpiece from ZRMLH is that it is considered to be one of the earliest late medieval helmets ever found in Kazakhstan.

KW - Moghulistan

KW - body armour

KW - helmet

KW - the Kazakhs

KW - the Moghuls

KW - the Oirats

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U2 - 10.53737/4288.2023.68.82.026

DO - 10.53737/4288.2023.68.82.026

M3 - Article

VL - 2023

SP - 687

EP - 697

JO - Материалы по археологии и истории античного и средневекового Причерноморья

JF - Материалы по археологии и истории античного и средневекового Причерноморья

SN - 2713-2021

IS - 15

ER -