Mail Shirt
Unknown Artist
dated A.H. 1232/1816–17 CE
Medium
Iron, copper alloys, leather
Dimensions
as mounted, H. approx. 30 in. (76.2 cm); as mounted, W. approx. 21 in. (53.5 cm); laid flat, L. 34 in. (86.3 cm); laid flat, W. 78 3/4 in. (200 cm)
Classification
Culture
Indian or Iranian
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession Number
36.25.57
Tags
Arabic