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Titre
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En
Helmet with Talismanic Inscriptions
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Fr
Casque à inscriptions talismanique
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Fa
Kulah Khud
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Type
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Arms & Armour
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Créateur/ Créatrice
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Unknown
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Identifiant
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91.1.749
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Format
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Steel, damascened with gold
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Dimension
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H. with chain 69.9 cm; Diam. 19.1 cm; H. with mount 84.5 cm
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Lieu de découverte
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Iran (or Central Asia)
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Résumé
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En
Although this helmet was a serviceable military object, it was probably used as an accessory of a parade armour. Forged from watered steel and damascened in gold with talismanic inscriptions, it contains an invocation to 'Ali, the son-in-law and cousin of the Prophet, and calls upon him for protection against harm and danger. The verses are distinctly Shi'i, and commonly found on objects from the Timurid through the Qajar periods in Iran and Central Asia.
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Date
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18th–early 19th century
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Edition
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (Islamic Art)
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Langue
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Ar
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Droits
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Licence
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Public Domain (CC0 1.0 Universal)