Mail Shirt with Lamellar Plates (zirah baktar)
Culture
Deccan
, south-central India
Date1600s-early 1700s
Mediumiron and steel
Dimensions97 × 179 cm (38 3/16 × 70 1/2 in.), 23 lb 2 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.876
DescriptionLong, cusped sleeves. 16 rows of lamellae around torso, 4 each side front and back. I row of lamellae along each shoulder. Alternating rows of riveted and punched links. Fine links c. 8mm ext dia, but slightly larger ones interspersed. LInks are smaller below the elbows. Open at front, slit at hem in back.ProvenanceCollection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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