Helmet, dated 1196 1781–82, Turkish, Steel, silver, niello, H. including mail 24 in. (61 cm); H. excluding mail 9 in
Helmet, dated 1196 1781–82, Turkish, Steel, silver, niello, H. including mail 24 in. (61 cm); H. excluding mail 9 in. ( cm); Diam. 8 1/8 in. ( cm); Wt. 3 lb. oz. (1752 g), Helmets, The tulip decoration on the bowl suggests that this is an older Ottoman piece, possibly from Turkestan and made in the seventeenth or eighteenth century, which was refurbished in 1781–82 with nielloed silver mounts of typical Caucasian workmanship
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