Hemispherical steel skull with a top spike, a long curved nasal with lotus bud finials at top and quatrefoil at the bottom, attached by a staple and wing screw. There are two plume tubes. The skull is decorated with chiselled and gilt hunting scenes in which riders with spears, bows and swords slay a variety of wildlife. Around the base are calligraphic medallions in nastaliq. A mail aventail, formed of butted mail, is attached, formed of a fringe at the front, four deep and four shallow dags at the sides and rear. The mail is extensively damaged. The skull is lined with red cotton edged with green and white tape.
Depth: 225 mm
Height: 610 mm
Weight: 1330 g
Width: 210 mm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1904) by Currelly, C.T.
Exact 1886 - 1887
Skull Height 125 mm
Accession number: TEMP-AA-ARMOURWITHOUTNUMBERS22
Primary reference Number: 162556
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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