Mail Shirt

Unknown Artist

probably early 16th century

Mail Shirt by Unknown Artist

Medium

Steel, copper alloy

Dimensions

L. 33 1/8 in. (84.0 cm); W. 52 in. (132.0 cm); Wt. 21 lb. 12 oz. (9869 g)

Classification

Mail

Culture

Syrian or Turkish

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Frederick Townsend Martin, 1914

Accession Number

14.99.28

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