PLATE XXVIII. 



Tibetan Helmet (see p. 257). 



Composed of steel sheets, incrusted with gold and silver wire, forming floral 

 designs. A coif of mail is attached to it for the protection of the nape. A nose- 

 guard (nasal) in front, sliding up and down, serves for the protection of the nose; in 

 the illustration it is down. Helmets of this type were manufactured in India and 

 imported into Tibet. Cat. No. 122 180. 



