Cuirass (Char-aina)
Unknown Artist
late 18th–early 19th century
Medium
Steel, gold, textile
Dimensions
of breastplate H. 13 in. (33 cm); of backplate H. 15 1/2 in. (39.37 cm); of sides H. 9 5/8 in. (24.5 cm); of whole cuirass W. 11 1/4 in. (28.5 cm); of whole cuirass D. 9 1/2 in. (24 cm); of whole cuirass Wt. 7 lb. (3163 g)
Classification
Armor Parts-Cuirasses
Culture
Indian or Iranian
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1948
Accession Number
48.92.1
Tags
ArabicFlowers