QAJAR HORNED IRON HELMET WITH HUMAN FACE

Ca. AD 1700 - 1800 An iron khula khud helmet with a hemispherical skull surmounted by a conical mount and a spear-shaped finial. Two prominent curved horns project upwards from either side of the skull. The front is fitted with a pair of raised eyebrows, a triangular nose and an upturned moustache. A nasal guard is held by a bracket beneath the moustache and ends in a pierced ornamental finial. The lower rim is encircled by incised lines and fitted with a curtain of interlinked iron mail, suspended in tapering sections. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 1986.316. Size: 230mm x 200mm; Weight: 515g Provenance: Private London collection; Ex. Private German collection, 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

Estimate:£800

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