Cuirass (Chair-a'ina)

Unknown maker

Medium: Steel, copper alloy, textile (velvet)
Dimensions: H. 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm); W. 13 in. (33 cm); W. laid flat 35 1/2 in. (90.2 cm); D. 12 in. (30.5 cm); Wt. 10 lb. 13.6 oz. (4921.5 g)
Culture: Iranian
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Armor Parts-Cuirasses
Dated: first half 19th century
Pixels: 3460 × 4000
SHA-256: 4c18996631cda80d…
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License, verbatimCC0

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Open Access, Creative Commons Zero (CC0). Flagged isPublicDomain=true in the museum's own record.

Cuirass (Chair-a'ina). first half 19th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.