Armor Fragments of Scales from a Cuirass
Unknown Artist
possibly 8th century
Medium
Iron
Dimensions
largest fragment: L. 8 1/4 in. (21.0 cm); W. 5 1/4 in. (13.4 cm); smallest fragment: L. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); W. 1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm)
Classification
Armor Parts
Culture
Japanese
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Bashford Dean, by exchange, 1906
Accession Number
06.310.2a–l