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Culture
Datepossibly 1300s
Mediumiron
Dimensions52 × 26 cm (20 1/2 × 10 1/4 in.), 1 lb 2 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
MarkingsBrass tag "B. DEAN"
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.848
DescriptionAlternating riveted and forged links approx. 9mm in diameter. Flattened links, very worn.
ProvenanceBashford Dean Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
On View
Not on view
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European
portions from perhaps 1300s
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Indian
1700s, with later alterations
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Indian
1700s, with later alterations
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Persian
1500s-early 1600s
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Ottoman
1600s-1700s
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European
possibly 1700s
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Persian
1600s-1800s
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European
1500s–1600s
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Indian
probably 1800s
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Nuremberg
early 1500s, modified into 1800s
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Indian
late 1700s-early 1800s