6th Dec, 2017 10:00
Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria
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A RARE CAUCASIAN MAIL AND PLATE HEAD-DEFENCE
A RARE CAUCASIAN MAIL AND PLATE HEAD-DEFENCE, LATE 17TH CENTURY
formed of a dished circular plate pierced at its centre with a single hole for the attachment of a finial, and around its lower edge with numerous smaller holes to which is attached with later wire a deep mail tippet with a face-opening that narrows towards its base, and is formed of small riveted rings of flat-sectioned wire (heavily oxidised overall, with some holing and losses at its edges)
A similar head-defence is in the Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum, Budapest. See Gutowski 1997, cat. No. 28, pp. 53 & 92.
Sold for £800
A RARE CAUCASIAN MAIL AND PLATE HEAD-DEFENCE, LATE 17TH CENTURY
formed of a dished circular plate pierced at its centre with a single hole for the attachment of a finial, and around its lower edge with numerous smaller holes to which is attached with later wire a deep mail tippet with a face-opening that narrows towards its base, and is formed of small riveted rings of flat-sectioned wire (heavily oxidised overall, with some holing and losses at its edges)
A similar head-defence is in the Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum, Budapest. See Gutowski 1997, cat. No. 28, pp. 53 & 92.
Auction: Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 6th Dec, 2017
