Pair of Arm Guards

Unknown Artist

18th century

Pair of Arm Guards by Unknown Artist

Medium

Steel, gold, velvet, textile, copper alloy

Dimensions

Right (a): L. 20 in. (50.7); W. 4 5/8 in. (11.8 cm); D. 3 9/16 in. (9 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 14.95 oz. (878 g); left (b): L. 19 9/16 in. (49.7 cm); W. 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm); D. 4 in. (10.2 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 12.6 oz. (811 g)

Classification

Armor Parts

Culture

Indian, probably Sikh

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935

Accession Number

36.25.414a, b

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