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Description: | Deep hemispherical steel helmet with central spike (detached), and sliding nasal flanked by two plume holders. Van Dyked aventail of butted links, decorated with bands of brass links.
Fine gold koftgari on plain steel, the skull divided by sixteen vertical lines , each with lower 'fleur de lys' terminal.
Brow band of cartouches with Persian inscriptions.
Yellow velvet liner (torn).
Persian helmet, steel with floral designs and inscriptions in gold overlay koftgari. The middle part is left empty without any decoration except from extended lines reaching between the top ornamentation and the bottom one. The nasal bar with wing nut adjustment is decorated with floral designs on three sides. The nasal bar terminals are similarly formed but with different floral designs. Two flanking plume tubes with floral designs. The spike of the helmet is loose. A lining cloth is inside the helmet and heavily stained and discoloured, but probably red or brown. The lining is made of cut out pieces of velvet cloth glued into the round, then stuck to the inner part of the helmet. The camail is made of medium butted mail of steel and brass rings making a design. The camail is vandyked. The central point is riveted to the helmet bowl and decorated with gold overlay floral motifs.
Accession number: NCM 1987-2964 | 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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