with hemispherical crucible steel skull, decorated with delicate scrolling tendrils enclosing four calligraphic panels, the base encircled by a linear framework filled with four further calligraphic panels, two vacant panels and cartouches filled with exotic beasts, fitted at the apex with a tall hollow-pyramidal spike, at the front with a sliding nasal bar retained by a rectangular bracket and thumb-screw, and a pair of tubular plume-holders, fitted with patterned mail neck-defence of butted links of circular section iron and copper wire (small losses, areas of wear and light rust), with an early padded liner, 27.0 cm high (excluding mail)

The inscriptions read 'The Sultan Shah ‘Abbas'’, ’The Sultan Fath-‘Ali Shah’, ‘amal-i haji 1112’ (The work of Haji 1700-1) and ‘sahib husayn kalb’ali’ (The owner is Husayn (son of?) Kalb-‘Ali). The cartouches around the base are Persian verses in praise of the helmet.