Cuirass (Chair-a'ina)
Unknown Artist
first half 19th century
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)
Classification
Armor Parts-Cuirasses
Culture
Iranian
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of William B. Osgood Field, 1949
Accession Number
49.72.1
Tags
MenPersianHuntingSheepHorses