Hello :)

here's newest kipchak "lichina" to my collection ...this one is quite in similar style as first masked helmet made by me (8 years ago )

the helmet and the mask are welded ...however for the customer's wish I made hammered finishing of surface ...so, it's little bit differend than my others masked helmets (exept my first one :) )

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Nice work. As usual. :)

Thank You :)

I've always like the 'hammer finished' or 'antiqued' finish.
Nice work, I might have to get something from you when money allows :lol:

Nice work, really!

Quite well known type of helmet for ancient Rus and neighboring steppe.

The faceplate is now considered to be a battle attribute not a ritual one or for showing off. Also, it seems only a wealthy warrior could afford this kind of helmet.

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A good example of fine workmanship.

thanx for everyone for comments :)

Ruel

"личина" is russian term and it means "face mask" ...and I know only one complete (almost ! ...because at this moment we know more masks ,even with helmet ) article about it :

http://tgorod.ru/index.php?topgroupid=2&g...tentid=224

...I'm afraid in Russian only :(

Friends,

Thank you very much for sharing this information. Patryck, I am grateful for the article; although my Russian is not very good I will make good use of it (I have colleagues who can help with the translation). And again, my compliments on your fine work. Viktor, I am grateful also for your clarification. Knowing the history of these masked helmets as they spread across cultures helps me to appreciate them much better.

Allow me to share with you another masked helmet I recently acquired. This is possibly a 16thc. Crimean or Safavid helmet, based on comparison with an example in Arts of the Muslim Knight 2008 p336-7. In fact, the mask of that example, also on the front cover of the book, looks very similar in all details to mine. You'll notice that the lower half of the face is veiled instead of having the moustache and mouth as on the earlier Kipchak examples.

Patryk impressive work and these helms with masks always have a very special " presence " and haunting quality: Great armour but also great art as sculpture. :D :cool:

thank You very much :)

for me each masked helmet is more like a sculpture than just the helmet ...but i'm afraid for most people this kind of stuff is some strange helmet only...nothing more :(

Great work. You really do the originals justice.

I found some descriptions about the Codex Cumanicus, writen somewhere between the 13-14. Cent. in the Krim. It contains a kuman latin italian persian dictionary. They called the simple helmet "tobulga" or "tovulga", but surely they knew the word Shishak or sisak, like it was called in ottoman turcic and hungarian.

Zoltán