Cuirass (Chair-a'ina)
Unknown Artist
first half 19th century
Medium
Steel, copper alloy, textile (velvet)
Dimensions
H. 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm); W. 13 in. (33 cm); W. laid flat 35 1/2 in. (90.2 cm); D. 12 in. (30.5 cm); Wt. 10 lb. 13.6 oz. (4921.5 g)
Classification
Armor Parts-Cuirasses
Culture
Iranian
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of William B. Osgood Field, 1949
Accession Number
49.72.1
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
MenPersianHuntingSheepHorses