Cuirass (<i>Char-aina</i>)

Medium

Steel, iron, gold, leather, textile (wool)

Dimensions

Breast- and backplates: 11 x 11 in. (28 x 28 cm); side plates: 11 5/8 x 6 1/8 in. (29.5 x 15.5 cm); Wt. 6 lb. 8 oz. (2948 g)

Classification

Armor Parts-Cuirasses

Culture

Persian, Safavid

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935

Accession Number

36.25.18a–d