Cuirass (<i>Char-aina</i>) with Mail Shirt
Unknown Artist
cuirass, 17th–early 18th century; mail shirt, 18th–19th century
Medium
Steel, iron, gold, leather, textile
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. of cuirass 6 lb. 8 oz. (2948 g)
Classification
Armor Parts
Culture
cuirass, Iranian; mail shirt, Iranian or Indian
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, .22a