Harvard Art Museums > 1959.198: Khula Khud (Helmet) Armor Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Khula Khud (Helmet) (Unknown Artist) , 1959.198,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 24, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/216633. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1959.198 People Unknown Artist Title Khula Khud (Helmet) Classification Armor Work Type armor Date 19th century Places Creation Place: South Asia, India Period Mughal period Culture Indian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/216633 Location Location Level 2, Room 2590, South Asian Art, South Asia in the Medieval and Early Modern Eras View this object's location on our interactive map Physical Descriptions Medium Steel, gold Technique Kuftgari Dimensions 19.5 x 21 cm (7 11/16 x 8 1/4 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Edwin L. Beckwith Accession Year 1959 Object Number 1959.198 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description The helmet consists of a steel bowl, which has been stained brown, decorated with swirls, arabesques, flowers, and geometric forms executed in gold false-damascening. Mounted to the top of the bowl is a plume holder with a carved lotus flower base. It is decorated with flowers in gold false-damascening, and would have held feathers of either a heron or peacock. Screwed to the front of the helmet is a nasal guard that terminates, at both ends, into a triangular shape with scalloped edges. The latch system of the nasal guard and the screws that secure it to the helmet are datable to the 19th century. The entire nasal guard is decorated with flowers, swirls, and geometric forms. The nasal guard is flanked by two plume holders, which are also riveted to the bowl. The aventail is made of small, very fine riveted steel links that are connected to the helmet by larger links. The aventail terminates into three dags; two on the sides so that they drape down the shoulders, and one in the back so that it drapes down the back of the neck. The helmet was intended for ceremonial or processional purposes. Exhibition History 32Q: 2590 South and Southeast Asia, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/06/2019 - 01/01/2050 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
