Breastplate from a Set of "Four Mirrors" (me long bzhi)

Medium

Iron, gold, silver, leather

Dimensions

Diam. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm); D. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 12.3 oz. (802.3 g)

Classification

Armor Parts-Breastplates

Culture

possibly Mongolian or Central Asian

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Rogers Fund and Funds from Various Donors, 2002

Accession Number

2002.499