Shirt and Leg Defenses of Mail

Medium

Iron, brass

Dimensions

36.25.22 b,c (mail chausses): L. of each 24 13/16 in. (64.0 cm); W. of each at top 15 11/16 in. (37.0 cm); Diam. of each cuff 8 5/16 in. (18.5 cm); Diam. (outside) of links 5/32 in. (4.2 mm).

Classification

Mail

Culture

Iranian or Indian

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935

Accession Number

36.25.22a–c