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LOT 0977
Indo-Persian Iron Helmet with Gilt Calligraphy
17TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
15 3/4 in. (1.6 kg, 40 cm high).
A steel helmet comprising a domed cap and mail curtain; the cap with five radiating applied ribs from the central bronze rosette with hollow bulb finial, applied brow-band, pair of applied plume-holders and bracket for a falling nasal guard; curtain of substantial (1.83-195mm thick) rings forming a mail curtain with triangular extensions flanking the face and protecting the rear of the neck. [No Reserve]
Provenance
UK private collection before 2000.
UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
Footnotes
The plume-holders are placed beside two pairs of holes, possibly replacing a previous pair which were removed. Attachment of the mail to the browband is by means of smaller rings which are placed intermittently round the lower edge (or possibly some rings have been lost due to wear-and-tear).
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