Horse's Head Armour "Chamfron" stamped with the Kayı Tamga
Turkish Horse's Head Armour "Chamfron" Turkish, Tombak (Copper alloy), Chamfron (Horse's Head Defense) stamped with the Kayı tribe Tamga, 16th century. Height: 59, 06 cm. Width: 22, 23 cm. Weight: 1917 g. This tombak, chamfron was intended for ceremonial use, as Turkish battle armour for both horse and rider was generally fabricated of steel. A tamgha (stamp, seal) is an abstract seal used by the Turks as the emblem of a particular tribe. The KAYI tribe (Turkish: Kayı boyu) is a sub-branch of the BOZOK Tribal federation of OGHUZ Turks. Osman I, founder of Ottoman Dynasty was a hereditary leader in the Kayı tribe. Royal arsenal of the Ottoman Dynasty (Cebehane) used Kayı Tamga as it’s distinctive mark on every kind of weaponry. Türk At Alın Zırhı Kayı boyu damgası vurulmuş, Türk, Tombak, At başı zırhı, 16. Yüzyıl. Yükseklik: 59,06 cm. Genişlik: 22,23 cm. Ağırlık: 1917 gr. Bu tombak, at alın zırhı törensel kullanıma yönelikti zira hem at...