
Iranian battle-mask, Safavid dynasty (16th-18th centuries), with the Shahada (the Muslim profession of faith: “There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah”) inscribed on top

Iranian battle-mask, Safavid dynasty (16th-18th centuries), with the Shahada (the Muslim profession of faith: “There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah”) inscribed on top