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Khud kulah helmet and bazuband arm protector,
Iran Qâjâr, 19…
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Khud kulah helmet and bazuband arm protector,
Iran Qâjâr, 19…
See original version (French)
Estimate €2,500 - €3,500
Voluntary lot
Description
Khud kulah helmet and bazuband arm protector,
Iran Qâjâr, 19th century
Hemispherical helmet topped by a four-sided spike, the front riveted with two aigrettes on either side of a mobile nasal bridge.
riveted with two aigrettes holders on either side of a mobile nasal, the base
underlined by a camail of fine mesh, some gilded.
In steel with moulded, engraved and partially gold damascened decoration of horsemen
and hunters on horseback in poly-lobed mandorles, as well as hares and birds
and birds in medallions with flowers, on a background of floral stems.
marked with a frieze of cartouches and calligraphic roundels in nasta'liq.
The matching bazuband, its mandorles each decorated with a hunter on horseback,
one armed with a club, a second with a spear, a third with a bow.
Helmet dimensions:
Height: 28 cm; Height with camail: 60 cm; Diameter: 20 cm
Arm protection dimensions: Length: 31 cm; Width: 10 cm
Slight traces of gilding, a few loose or missing links on the helmet, side plates and lanyards.
helmet, missing side plates and straps on the bazuband.
Provenance:
- Acquired from Robert Hales, London in 2015.
- Collection of a couple of enthusiasts
See original version (French)
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