Cuirass (<i>Char-aina</i>) with Mail Shirt

Unknown maker

Medium: Steel, iron, gold, leather, textile
Dimensions: Breast- and backplates: 11 x 11 in. (28 x 28 cm); side plates: 11 5/8 x 6 1/8 in. (29.5 x 15.5 cm); Wt. of cuirass 6 lb. 8 oz. (2948 g)
Culture: cuirass, Iranian; mail shirt, Iranian or Indian
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Armor Parts
Dated: cuirass, 17th–early 18th century; mail shirt, 18th–19th century
Pixels: 4000 × 4000
SHA-256: 8211233f5f26ffcb…
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Cuirass (<i>Char-aina</i>) with Mail Shirt. cuirass, 17th–early 18th century; mail shirt, 18th–19th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.