Cuirass (Char-aina)

Title	Cuirass (Char-aina)
Date	19th century 19th century
Medium	Steel, textile (cotton), pigment, copper alloy leaf, lacquer
Classification	Armor Parts-Cuirasses
Origin	Persian Persian
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Rights	Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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