A kulah khud, Persian, 1st half of the 19th century. Forged watered steel(?) skull with four embossed, engraved, and gold inlaid sun-faces. Riveted conical crest plate with a fluted, screwed-in, quadrangular spike. Two plume sockets and a sliding nasal (set screw broken off). The riveted rim is surrounded with engraved and gold-inlaid calligraphy and animal ornamentation. Hanging forehead and neck protection of unjointed iron or brass rings (damaged in places). Total height ca. 62 cm. historic, historical, 19th century, Persian Empire, object, objects, stills, ,

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Keywords: 19th, century, clipping, clippings, cut, cut-, cut-outs, empire, khud, kulah, object, objects, persian, stills