17th-18th century AD. A bell-shaped bronze helmet with adjustable nasal guard and two plume-holders, arabesque details expressed in concentric bands with integral lozengiform lobes, the nasal with recurved upper end and ring. 1.03 kg, nasal: 24cm (9 1/2"). Property of a Middlesex gentleman; previously in a private London collection; formerly with David Aaron Gallery, and before that in a German private collection since 1982. Fair condition.