22nd January - 12 April 2005
BBC Radio 3

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Ceremonial helmet, mid-sixteenth century. Iron, steel, gold, turquoise, ruby. Height 28 cm. Topkapι Sarayι Müzesi, Istanbul. Photo Hadiye Cangökçe.

Ceremonial helmet

TURKS: Journey of a Thousand Years, 600 - 1600