Arm Guard from a Suit of Armor
Islamic
18th century
Medium
Steel inlaid with gold with engraved and pierced decoration
Dimensions
34.5 × 10.2 × 3.8 cm (13 3/4 × 4 × 1 1/2 in.)
Classification
metal
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
30969
About the Artist
Islamic
Islamic art, a profound visual tradition originating in the 7th century CE, flourished across vast territories from Spain to India under Muslim rule, encompassing architecture, ceramics, manuscripts, textiles, and metalwork produced by diverse artisans rather than a single named master. Drawing from pre-Islamic Sasanian, Byzantine, and late antique influences, its early development under the Umayy...