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A rare Golden Horde engraved iron Helmet Central Asia, 13th - 15th Century image 1
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Lot 158

A rare Golden Horde engraved iron Helmet
Central Asia, 13th - 15th Century

8 April 2014, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £31,250 inc. premium

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A rare Golden Horde engraved iron Helmet
Central Asia, 13th - 15th Century

of domed form terminating in a long element with knop finial, with short peak to front and drilled holes around the base, engraved to the body with a repeat design of teardrop cartouches containing stylised scrolling foliate motifs forming trefoils, the top with a band containing a scrolling vine
31 cm. high

Footnotes

Published: Robert Hales, Islamic and Oriental Arms and Armour, London, 2013, p. 324, no. 782.

Mongol helmets had a significant influence on the form of early Ottoman helmets. The small peak, visible on the present lot, would eventually disappear to form the conical helmets characteristic of the Ottoman Period. The engraved motifs can also be seen as influential on later Ottoman design.

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