The helmet is dome-shaped, covered with a thick layer of gilding. A gilded half-mask with a beak-shaped nosepiece is also riveted to the helmet. The convex eyebrow forms the almond-shaped cutouts for the eyes. A circular chainmail net “barmytsia” was attached on the lower edge of the helmet for facial, neck and shoulder protection. The helmet is crowned by a top with a shaped rod, in the upper part of which there is a ring. Jewelry of leather or fabric ribbons or horse hair could be attached to the ring, or fabric that covered the metal from the scorching sun. A braid of geometric ornament is along the rim. Such a braid could be seen on the Roman and Byzantine mosaics, on the stone carvings and silver tableware. On one of the sides of the helmet there is a hole. Possibly a dent from a blow.
This protective armor belongs to a group of helmets, regarding the attribution of which there is no general opinion.Some researchers consider them to be the work of Rus armorers, others attribute them to Mongolian armor. Finds and numerous images indicate the spread of this type of helmet in the 13th-14th centuries throughout the territory of the Golden Horde state and Khulaguid Iran – the state of the Ilkhans.
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