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Titre
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En
Helmet with Rustam Imagery
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Fr
Casque à imagerie de Rostam
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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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96.5.125
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Format
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Steel, iron, copper alloy
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Dimension
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H. (with mail) 68.6 cm, H. (with nasal) 30.5 cm, Diam. 20.2 cm, Wt. 2120.5 g
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Lieu de découverte
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Iran
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Résumé
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En
Despite the modernization of Iran’s 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 Iran’s 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.
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Date
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First half of the 19th century (Qajar period)
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Source
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John Stoneacre Ellis Collection, Gift of Mrs. Ellis and Augustus Van Horne Ellis, 1896
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Edition
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (Arms and Armor)
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Langue
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Fa
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Citation bibliographique
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Islamic Arms and Armor in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Met, 2008 (free download: https://www.metmuseum.org/met-publications/islamic-arms-and-armor-in-the-metropolitan-museum-of-art).
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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)