Frontplate of a Korazin (torso armor)

Culture Turkish

Culture Ottoman

Date1600s

Mediumembossed iron with copper alloy and fabric braid

Dimensions34 × 39 cm (13 3/8 × 15 3/8 in.), 3 lb 6 oz (weight)

ClassificationsArms and Armor

Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection

Terms

Object number2014.870.1

DescriptionEngraved floral designs on center of mainplate and L and R of upper plate. Pointille decoration around plate perimeters. Combination of riveted and butted links, fairly intact. Riveted repair on L corner plate. 2 buckles at L side, 2 straps on R (1 of which is missing). Buckles, straps, and edging trim secured with copper-alloy domed nails. Bottom edge of mainplate has 5 wider-spaced holes, 3 on each side plate.
Label TextWhere European knights would wear mail underneath their plate armor, Asian armorers incorporated mail and plate elements into single garments. Body armor of this type was worn from the late Middle Ages until the nineteenth century. The complete suit would have covered most of the body with a similar combination of mail and plate.ProvenanceCollection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.

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