Ceremonial Armor

Unknown Artist

18th century

Ceremonial Armor by Unknown Artist

Medium

Steel, copper, gold, silk, metallic thread

Classification

Armor for Man

Culture

Chinese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

helmet: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935; body armor: Gift of Lai-Yuan and Co., 1916; sword with scabbard: The Collection of Giovanni P. Morosini, presented by his daughter Giulia, 1932; spear: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935

Accession Number

16.118.29b–i,l,m;32.75.301;36.25.5a,2061

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