#chichak

[armthearmour]

A fabulously gilt Chichak studded with turquoise and rubies,

Diameter: 7.5 in/19 cm

Turkey, 16th century, housed at the Kremlin Museum.

[b-tonyukuk]

Osmanlı miğferi. 

[treasures-and-beauty]

Chichak, a type of helmet (migfer) originally worn in 15th-16th century Turkey

[armthearmour]

A beautifully gilt Chichak embellished with turquoise,

Diameter: 8.4 in/21.3 cm

Turkey, 16th century, housed at the Kremlin Museum.

[armthearmour]

A beautiful black and gilt Chichak,

Diameter: 8.7 in/22 cm

Persia, 16th century, housed at the Kremlin Museum.

[armthearmour]

The gilded Chichak of Tsar Michael Fedorovich, attributed to Nikita Davydov,

Diameter: 8.7 in/22 cm

Moscow, Russia, 1621, housed at the Kremlin Museum.

[armthearmour]

Helmets

at the Worcester Museum of Art.

Pt. 2/3

[armthearmour]

A beautifully etched and gilt Chichak,

Height: 9.1 in/23 cm

Diameter: 8.3 in/21 cm

Ottoman, ca. 1475-1525, housed at the Swedish Royal Armouries.