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Hi at all ,
I come across at this strange helmet and I m not able to understand what it is !?? cerimonial ? it is in one piece brass with brass mounts and turquoise , coral decoration . any help is appreciated. thank you |
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Most likely Turkish but does not appear to be very old
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The fretted yellow metal, and the mix of coral and turquoise looks very Tibetan or Chinese to me. However a deep one piece skull is not typical of such...I suspect Chinese and of no great age. Having said that, I could always be wrong, and the Banner armies wore very archaic gear right into the 20thC.
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thank you for comment , the interior have a good patina but in my opinion not before of early XX Century , is much difficult becouse brass and bronze dont rust like iron ....
the total helmet is all brass .... I olso think turkish ... |
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The Turks did use red coral and turquoise too...........
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Well out of my field BUT......that "rosette" below the large badge on the front of the helmet looks distinctly Japanese or perhaps Chinese to me.
A nice attractive piece by the way. Stu |
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if it's Turkish, then, this item is not recorded in no one collection !!
![]() it seems to me more an accessory of theater or of cinema, than an old helmet anyway, beautiful decorative element it's only my point of view, I may be wrong, I'm not an expert, just an amateur ![]() à + Dom |
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thank you at all .... I dont think it theatrical or cinema , I most think it could be cerimonial or decorative becouse of brass and not iron . Of sure not much older olso if very nice and well made .
The form remember me olso russian or cental asian helmets very similar the turkish ... olso the central decoration .... |
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Just my $.02 |
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Not Taiwanese/Formosan, for sure.
Best, Yuanzhumin |
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