• Shireen El Kassem Mamluk helmets (1250—1517): new perspectives

    Royal Asiatic Society 14 Stephenson Way, London, United Kingdom

    Despite the significance that has been accorded by the Mamluks to the military production, Mamluk military art is rarely considered as a part of the Islamic art field. Helmets were intended not only for the protection but also for the public display during the Mamluk period (1250–1517), and thus played a considerable role in decorative…