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ARMS AND AMOURS FROM THE COLLECTION OF HEINRICH SCHLIEMANN, THE DISCOVERED OF TROY
A QAJAR GOLD-DAMASCENED SET OF ARMOUR
IRAN, 19TH CENTURY
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A QAJAR GOLD-DAMASCENED SET OF ARMOUR
IRAN, 19TH CENTURY
Comprising a helmet, a shield and a bazuband, the decoration with gold-damascened scrolling foliated tendrils on dense engraved floral ground, the helmet and the shield with a band of calligraphic cartouches, the borders of the bazuband and shield with floral forms, the noseguard with cusped finials inhabited with birds
The shield 20 7/8in. (53cm) diam., the bazuband 16in. (40.7cm.) long (3)
IRAN, 19TH CENTURY
Comprising a helmet, a shield and a bazuband, the decoration with gold-damascened scrolling foliated tendrils on dense engraved floral ground, the helmet and the shield with a band of calligraphic cartouches, the borders of the bazuband and shield with floral forms, the noseguard with cusped finials inhabited with birds
The shield 20 7/8in. (53cm) diam., the bazuband 16in. (40.7cm.) long (3)