05-02-2007, 09:25 AM
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If so then he is wearing Byzantine (Typical Paleologan) hat,
I think the artist used his fantasy a lot here, rather than refered to any first-hand depiction of the sultan. As for the hat worn by the emperors, as noted in Osprey's ''Byzantine Armies AD 1118–1461'', it is influenced by nomadic Turkic fashions. They are especially similar to Cuman hats.
Laran aka Sait