Original Magnificent North Indian Gold and Silver Inlaid Kulah Khud Spiked War Helmet with Matching Dhal Shield - Circa 1800

Original Item: Only One Set Available. We've all seen the Indo-Persian KULAH KHUD spiked helmets of the 18th and 19th centuries. This design goes back to the times of the Crusaders and Saladin during the battles over the Holy Land in the 13th and 14th centuries. They were very popular among the Mughal Royal houses of Northern India, and often paired with the traditional circular Dhal shield. This is a marvelous matching Kulah Khud and Dhal Shield set, totally untouched for well over 150+ years, typical of the Northern region of India. Both helmet and shield are fully chiseled and inlaid with gold and silver accents, the latter of which are tarnished and dark. There are repeated Tiger and sun designs in gold inlay on the helmet, as well as lots of foliate designs. The helmet also has protruding faces stamped into the helmet at the four corners, which exactly match the design in the center of the shield. The Helmet has its full complement of the usual "aventail" chain mail rear neck defe