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A GOLD-DAMASCENED THREE-PIECE SET OF ARMOUR QAJAR IRAN, 19TH CENTURY Comprising a helmet, a shield
QAJAR IRAN, 19TH CENTURY
Comprising a helmet, a shield and a bazuband, each with gold-damascened engraved decoration consisting of floral quatrefoils and seated figures entertained and waited upon by musicians and servants, a register of foliated calligraphic cartouches below, the helmet noseguard with cusped calligraphic finials
The helmet 11 ½in. (29cm.), the shield 20 3/8in. ( 51.8cm.) diam., the bazuband 12in. (30.5cm.) long
QAJAR IRAN, 19TH CENTURY
Comprising a helmet, a shield and a bazuband, each with gold-damascened engraved decoration consisting of floral quatrefoils and seated figures entertained and waited upon by musicians and servants, a register of foliated calligraphic cartouches below, the helmet noseguard with cusped calligraphic finials
The helmet 11 ½in. (29cm.), the shield 20 3/8in. ( 51.8cm.) diam., the bazuband 12in. (30.5cm.) long
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