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AUSTRALIAN ARMS AUCTIONS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LESKI AUCTIONS (#1036) Closed

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Lot 159RARE SUMO-TIBETAN SIEGE TYPE IRON HELMET: domed skull formed of 10 overlapping embossed plates to form raised ribs, each plate having a silver inlaid mon type tailman to the bottom edge; the top fitted with a moulded baluster shaped finial; angular peak to the front; metal neck guard consisting of 4 rows of 39 overlapping plates joined by narrow strips of leather, missing in various spots; g. cond with an even brown patina. Mid 17th C.

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Lot closed - unsold
Estimate: $3,000 - $4,000

AUSTRALIAN ARMS AUCTIONS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LESKI AUCTIONS (#1036) Closed

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  • RARE SUMO-TIBETAN SIEGE TYPE IRON HELMET: domed skull formed of 10 overlapping embossed plates to form raised ribs, each plate having a silver inlaid mon type tailman to the bottom edge; the top fitted with a moulded baluster shaped finial; angular peak t