Scale Armor

Unknown Artist

ca. 18th century

Scale Armor by Unknown Artist

Medium

Iron, tin, textile (hemp, velvet), pigment, gold

Dimensions

Wt. 23 lb. 9 oz. (10.69 kg); Wt. of helmet 3 lb. 11 oz. (1672.6 g)

Classification

Armor for Man-Scale Armor

Culture

Chinese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913

Accession Number

14.25.703

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