27th Jun, 2012 10:00
Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria
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**AN INDO-PERSIAN HELMET (KULAH KHUD)
**AN INDO-PERSIAN HELMET (KULAH KHUD), 19TH CENTURY
with hemispherical skull embossed with a series of delicate ribs and fitted with a central foliate boss (spike missing), decorated over its surface with sprays of gold koftgari scrolling and conventional foliage, and with a series of inscriptions in gold, including Persian benedictory verses, around the brim, fitted with a pair of plume-holders and sliding nasal-bar (minor replacements, areas of pitting), and with a mail neck defence of butted links
11.5cm; 4 1/2in high
Sold for £800
**AN INDO-PERSIAN HELMET (KULAH KHUD), 19TH CENTURY
with hemispherical skull embossed with a series of delicate ribs and fitted with a central foliate boss (spike missing), decorated over its surface with sprays of gold koftgari scrolling and conventional foliage, and with a series of inscriptions in gold, including Persian benedictory verses, around the brim, fitted with a pair of plume-holders and sliding nasal-bar (minor replacements, areas of pitting), and with a mail neck defence of butted links
11.5cm; 4 1/2in high
Auction: Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 27th Jun, 2012
