Shirt of Mail and Plate of Emperor Shah Jahan (reigned 1624–58)

Unknown Artist

dated A.H. 1042/1632–33 CE

Shirt of Mail and Plate of Emperor Shah Jahan (reigned 1624–58) by Unknown Artist

Medium

Steel, iron, gold, leather

Dimensions

as mounted, H. 32 in. (81.3 cm)l; L. 31 in. (78.8 cm); W. 40 in. (101.5 cm); Wt. 23 lb. 10 oz. (10.7 kg)

Classification

Mail

Culture

Indian

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Gift, 2008

Accession Number

2008.245

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