A STEEL HELMET, MUGHAL, INDIA, 17TH-18TH CENTURY

Reference: ART4001365

Of domed form surmounted by a spike holder, the sides with ear guard flaps, with a lobed peak incised with floral decoration, with engraved bands of calligraphy around the rim with Surah Al-Kursi. The apertures around the base of the helmet suggest that, originally, it would have been completed with a chain mail neck and face guard.
35 cm. height

PROVENANCE. From a Swiss private collection purchased 1980 from Rosenbaum in Ascona. 1980-1994 Belgium private collection - 1994-2020 Private collection Germany