Of steel for the left arm, comprising a gutter-shaped plate rounded at the elbow, decorated with chevrons of floral ornament etched and in silver koftgari, and bands of Koranic verses round the border lined with red cotton and bordered with green and yellow tape, with two buckles and a strap loop at the lower edge and one buckle on the upper. The hand defence is of butted mail over thin leather. Two detached wrist plates joined by butted mail also survive.
Length: 520 mm
Weight: 464 g
Method of acquisition: Bought (1904)
1800 CE - 1899 CE
Main Plate Length 345 mm
Accession number: TEMP-AA-ARMOURWITHOUTNUMBERS28
Primary reference Number: 162562
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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