A beautiful Khula-Khud dating: 19th Century provenance: Turchia, Hemispherical, iron skull (the hammering clearly visible inside) surmounted by a long cusp of square section placed on a convex base with undulating border, sliding nasal bar, one of the two plume-holders still present. The surface finely carved and partially gilded with floral motifs, the lower border featuring Arabic inscriptions. The mail neck-defense worked in fringes and with small openings, consisting of rings featuring a simple clasp. Of good quality.

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