Cuirass (<i>Char-aina</i>) with Mail Shirt

Unknown Artist

cuirass, 17th–early 18th century; mail shirt, 18th–19th century

Cuirass (<i>Char-aina</i>) with Mail Shirt by Unknown Artist

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

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