A SET OF GOLD-DAMASCENED (KOFTGARI) STEEL ARMOUR, LAHORE, PAKISTAN, 19TH CENTURY |

comprising a helmet (khula-khud) with hemi-spherical skull fitted with a stout moulded spike at top, a pair of plume-holders, sliding nasal, decorated with gold koftgari with a band of roundels containing animals in chase, floral details, the two arm-guards (bazu-bands), with floral koftgari bands, one with inscription, the shield (dhal) with en-suite design and four embossed roundels, velvet-covered underside with central cushion, the four plates (chahar-aina) with en-suite koftgari border designs, buckles to front, two with curved side for arms