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Parthian helmet from Old Nisa Turkmenistan, 2 nd century-1 st century BCE, from the left (after: Pilipko, 1994: fig. 7), from the right (after: Pilipko, 2006: fig. 17).

Parthian helmet from Old Nisa Turkmenistan, 2 nd century-1 st century BCE, from the left (after: Pilipko, 1994: fig. 7), from the right (after: Pilipko, 2006: fig. 17).

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Fig. 1. [A] Helmet identified as Parthian in the Iran Bastan Museum,...
Fig. 2. Flat fired clay perforated plaque showing in low moulded relief...
Fig. 3. From the left: Close-up of the headgear of possibly Mithradates...
Fig. 4. Parthian helmet from Old Nisa Turkmenistan, 2 nd century-1 st...
+33 Fig. 5. Helmeted head of a Saka (?) warrior as depicted in the 1 st...
Farrokh, K., Karamian, Gh., Kubic, A., & Oshterinani, M.T. (2017). An Examination of Parthian and Sasanian Military Helmets. In “Crowns, hats, turbans and helmets: Headgear in Iranian history volume I” (K. Maksymiuk & Gh. Karamian, Eds.), Siedlce University & Tehran Azad University, pp.121-163.
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This paper examines Iranian helmets from the 2nd century BCE Parthian era into the Sasanian era in the 3rd to 7th century CE. Analyses involve excavated helmets, and depictions of helmets on plaques, coins, bullae, metalworks and stone reliefs housed in museums, private collections and auction houses. Clay sculptures and wall paintings in Central A...
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... earlier depiction of Parthian helmets is seen with the 2 nd century-1 st century BCE sample discovered in the regal Parthian residence and necropolis of Nisa in modern-day Turkmenistan (Fig. 4). This helmet, seen on the head of a Parthian soldier (broken off from its original clay sculpture), has a bowl shape with a high crest and a crenelated visor. With its Hellenic appearance, the Nisa helmet's inclusion of moveable cheek-pieces, suggest western (Greek) influence on Parthian military technology in the region at the time. 3 ...
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... statue of the late Sasanian armored cavalryman and his steed at the vault at Ṭāq-e Bostān (Fig. 49) provides valuable information on late Sasanian helmets. Three new developments can be observed with respect to helmet shape and construction. First, in contrast to the "Nineveh" or conical-shape helmets (like Fig. 32) the Ṭāq-e Bostān helmet is distinctly spherical in shape. The construction method remains of the four-spangen or ...
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... Palace of Panjikent (7 th -8 th centuries CE) provides further information with respect to its wall paintings from the reception hall VI-1 (Fig. 40) and VI-41 (Fig. 41). There is a painting fragment depicting combat between two champions in reception hall VI-1 much like Kulagysh. However the helmets at reception hall VI-1 are very different from Kulagysh. The helmet of the left warrior of reception hall VI-1 is framed and of segmented construction with various decorations and a ...