Helmet (Khula Khud) first half 19th century Iranian Despite the modernization of Irans military in the nineteenth century, traditional armor continued to be manufactured. Its purpose, however, is uncertain: for military parades, as costume for religious or historical plays, or as romantic souvenirs for the tourist trade. This helmet, with its feline face and horns, features imagery inspired by Irans national epic, the Shahnama (Book of Kings)—notably, the tiger-skin headdress and the horned ox-headed mace that were the distinguishing arms of the hero Rustam. Inscriptions in Persian refer to Rustam and several other heroes from the poem.. Helmet (Khula Khud). Iranian. first half 19th century. Steel, iron, copper alloy. Helmets

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Helmet (Khula Khud) first half 19th century Iranian Despite the modernization of Irans military in the nineteenth century, traditional armor continued to be manufactured. Its purpose, however, is uncertain: for military parades, as costume for religious or historical plays, or as romantic souvenirs for the tourist trade. This helmet, with its feline face and horns, features imagery inspired by Irans national epic, the Shahnama (Book of Kings)—notably, the tiger-skin headdress and the horned ox-headed mace that were the distinguishing arms of the hero Rustam. Inscriptions in Persian refer to Rustam and several other heroes from the poem.. Helmet (Khula Khud). Iranian. first half 19th century. Steel, iron, copper alloy. Helmets

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