Portions of a Cuirass

Medium

Steel, iron, copper alloy, textile

Dimensions

Breastplate: 14 1/8 x 18 1/8 in. (36 x 46 cm); Diam. of center disc (min) 10 7/8 in. (27.61 cm); Diam. of center disc (max) 11 1/8 in. (28.24 cm); Shoulder defense: 4 1/8 x 19 7/8 in. (10.5 x 50.5 cm)

Classification

Armor Parts-Backplates

Culture

Turkish

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935

Accession Number

36.25.345

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