Kulah Zirah (mail hood)
Culture
Western Indian
, perhaps Lahore
Date1700s
Mediumiron and brass
Dimensions50 × 41 cm (19 11/16 × 16 1/8 in.), 2 lb 8 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.859
DescriptionFine links of riveted mail. 6mm ring diameter, 5mm internal diameter. Solid iron plate on top. The hole in the plate presumably once held a plumeholder. Hole for face in front; triangle of mail hangs at the forehead. Falls in rectangular panels front and back, shorter at the shoulders.Label TextThis protective headpiece would have been worn without any additional armor on top; the pierced plate at the crown is designed to receive a plume holder.ProvenancePurchased by John W. Higgins on May 1, 1931 from W.O. Oldman (London, England). Given to the Museum on December 26, 1946. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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