Goa, 16th-17th century AD. A brass helmet with upturned pointed rim, with later finial and frontal plume holder, the bowl divided into vertical sections decorated at the base with embossed oriental foliage motifs (fleur-de-lis), the base circled with doomed bosses and two roped bands, brim ornamented by decorative studs. Cf. Presidencia do conselho de Ministros, 'Os Descobrimentos Portugueses e a Europa do renascimento do Renasciemento, A Mao que ao Ocidente o Veu Rasgou' in Armaria XVII Exposicao Europeia de Arte, Ciencia e cultura, Lisboa, 1983, m.80, pp.81-82; Zonneveld, A.G., Van, Traditional weapons of the Indonesian Archipelago, Leiden, 2001. 962 grams, 31cm wide (12 1/4"). UK private collection, 2010. Ex central London gallery. Apanied by a copy of a detailed academic report. This helmet, which copies the shape of steel and iron Portuguese helmets, was part of a group of arms and armour produced in Goa in 16th-17th centuries,missioned by the Portuguese governors and offered as gifts to the local kings and chiefs as a symbol of high rank granted by the King of Portugal, and as token of gratitude for their loyalty and service to the Crown. [No Reserve]