Helmet

Object Details

• Description

  Helmet. Patches of green patina and earthy incrustations.

• Provenance

  To 1925

  Peter Johannes Bahr (died circa 1928), Shanghai, purchased from an unidentified dealer, to 1925 [1]

  From 1925

  Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Peter Johannes Bahr, through Carl Whiting Bishop, in 1925 [2]

  Notes:

  [1] The object was said to have been bought by Mr. Bahr from a dealer who claimed it was found near Ling-pao, Honan (see Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record).

  [2] Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office. Also see Original Bishop List, No. B-15, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Peter Johannes Bahr (1882-1929)

• Origin

  China

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Weapon and Armament

• Restrictions and Rights

  CC0 - Creative Commons (CC0 1.0)

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• Related Resources

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• Date

  BCE 0s, 200s

• Name

  Bahr, Peter Johannes

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Bronze, Art, Sculpture, Chinese Art, Carl Whiting Bishop collection, Metal-work, Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Weapons, Armor (protective wear)