Cuirass (Char-aina)

Medium

Steel, textile (cotton), pigment, copper alloy leaf, lacquer

Dimensions

H. 17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm); W. 15 in. (38.1 cm); D. 11 in. (27.9 cm); Wt. (proper left, front and side) 2 lbs. 1.9 oz. (961 g); Wt. (proper right, front and side) 2 lbs. 1.9 oz. (961 g); Wt. (back) 1 lb. 14.8 oz. (873.2 g)

Classification

Armor Parts-Cuirasses

Culture

Persian

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935

Accession Number

36.25.335

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