A Chinese gold-inlaid helmet for a member of the Imperial family,Qing Dynasty,18th century One-piece iron skull with two surrounding ridges and a riveted lower rim.The exterior embellished by a frieze of five gold-inlaid dragons,their feet with five claws.Riveted ornamentally pierced visor,the crown's apex of gilt brass.Six rivets for the(missing)neck-guard at the rear edge.The detachable iron trident finial old,but probably not associated.Height without finial 28.5 cm.Extremely rare,beautifully preserved helmet.As the depiction of five-clawed dr,Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available

A Chinese gold-inlaid helmet for a member of the Imperial family,Qing Dynasty,18th century One-piece iron skull with two surrounding ridges and a riveted lower rim.The exterior embellished by a frieze of five gold-inlaid dragons,their feet with five claws.Riveted ornamentally pierced visor,the crown's apex of gilt brass.Six rivets for the(missing)neck-guard at the rear edge.The detachable iron trident finial old,but probably not associated.Height without finial 28.5 cm.Extremely rare,beautifully preserved helmet.As the depiction of five-clawed dr,Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available Stock Photo
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2694 x 5052 px | 22.8 x 42.8 cm | 9 x 16.8 inches | 300dpi

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