Armor Fragments of Scales from a Cuirass
Unknown Artist
possibly 8th century
Medium
Iron
Dimensions
largest fragment: L. 8 1/4 in. (21.0 cm); W. 5 1/4 in. (13.4 cm); smallest fragment: L. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); W. 1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm)
Classification
Armor Parts
Culture
Japanese
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Bashford Dean, by exchange, 1906
Accession Number
06.310.2a–l
Rights
Public Domain