A rare Safavid watered-steel helmet, Persia, late 17th century

of shallow domed form surmounted by a distinctive shortened baton, noseguard with foliate terminals and lug flanked by a pair of plume holders, decorated with pierced floral bands, the body decorated with overlaid gold scrolling tendrils with split-palmette terminals intercepted by cusped cartouches enclosing cursive inscriptions bordered by calligraphic cartouches and flowerheads above and below, double-layered and butted chain mail neck guard possibly later

inscriptions

Round the top: Qur'an, sura al-Nas (CXIV) and sura al-Falaq (CXIII)

Round the body: Qur'an, sura al-Kafirun (CIX), sura al-Nasr (CX) and sura al-Saff (LXI), parts of 13.

Round the base:  What can be seen is Qur'an, sura Luqman (XXXI) parts of 21.