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Description: | Notes on item by A. Mac Cormick read "Chiselled or etched foliage in spiral ascending panels above horizontal zone of inscribed oval and round cartouches bordered with gold koftgari. Nasal missing. Aventail of medium butted links."
Ogival top and spike. Van Dyked aventail of fine butted mail.
Height (skull): 16cm
(skull and spike): 27.4cm
diameter: 19.3cm Another description by A MacCormick "Deep hemispherical helmet with ogival top and spike. 2 plume holders but nasal and holder missing. Van Dyked Aventail of fine butted mail. Decoration: above the browband are ascending spiral panels alternating plain and chiselled zones, the latter with naturalistic flowers. The browband has Persian inscribed cartouches alternating round and oval. Alternating round and oval 'plain' areas picked out in gold Koftgari. Companion piece to Shield NCM 1987-2985
Accession number: NCM 1987-2956 | Subjects: | armour INDO-PERSIAN arms and armour | Source: | Nottingham City Museums and Galleries | Identifier: | http://media.culturegrid.org.uk/mediaLib... | Go to resource |
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