page_title: Kulah khud
section_title: Decoration
hierarchical_section_title: Kulah khud / Decoration
caption_attribution_description: Iranian; Helmet (Khula Khud); Helmets
context_page_description: Kulah Khuds were used in ancient western Asia for battle and as decorative head pieces.
context_section_description: Despite the similarity in their design, the Khula Khud helmets were decorated with a wide degree of variations depending on the cultures from which they were created. Decorations often appeared in the skull and the nasal bar, which were often heavily decorated with patterned motifs of inlaid brass, silver or gold; or decorated with figurative images. One Mughal top helmet featured calligraphic inscriptions from the Quran, supposedly to gain "Help from Allah and a speedy victory." A top discovered in Gwalior, India, featured a motif of the skull and crossbones sign of European influence. Another part of the Khula Khud helmet that was often a focus of artistic decoration, was the leaf-shaped finials of the nasal bar. A Sikh top featured the figure of Ganesha carved onto the nasal bar. The Khula Khud helmet was only decorated with some metals, and usually no organic decorations.
caption: An Indo-Persian devil mask with horns and a face.
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