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US$1000

A Tibetan helmet, of a type largely unchanged from the 8th-16th centuries. The helmet skull is made of eight plates laced together with leather, with an attached skirt formed from the type of lamellar known as ‘willow leaf.’ Surprisingly well-preserved examples of these helmets still exist in Tibetan monasteries, having been acquired and maintained by the priesthood from warriors who took vows.