Horned Kulah Khud
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| Weapon type: | helmet |
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Persia |
| Distribution: | Persia |
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A horned Kulah Khud is a helmet from Persia .
description
A horned Kulah Khud is a variant of the Indo-Persian helmet Kulah Khud . The Kulah Khud typically consists of a bowl-shaped helmet bell, a point on the top, a foldable nose iron and chain mesh attached to the edge of the helmet .
The horned Kulah Khud has metal, pointed horns attached to both sides. The surface of the front helmet is made in the shape of a face, which represents the pre-Islamic demon ( Persian Div) "Div-e-Sepid" (the white demon). This demon is the symbol of the heroic chivalry of the wearer.
literature
- George Cameron Stone : A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor in All Countries and in All Times. With an Introduction by Donald J. LaRocca. Courier Dover Publications, Mineola NY 1999, ISBN 0-486-40726-8 , pp. 398-399.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Horned Kulah Khud in the Pitt Rivers Museum , available online, (accessed January 4, 2011)
Web links
- Horned Kulah Khud at Oriental Arms
- Horned Kulah Khud at Allempires ( Memento from November 3, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- Horned Kulah Khud in the Higgins Museum: [1] , [2]
