Breastplate from a body armour

Details

• Title

  Breastplate from a body armour

• Artist/maker

  Luft ‘Ali (active mid-18th century) (armourer)

• Associated place

  Asia › Iran (place of creation)

• Date

  1737 - 1738 (AH 1150)

• Material and technique

  steel, incised, and inlaid with gold

• Material index

  processed material › metal › alloy › steel;

  processed material › metal › gold

• Technique index

  marked › incised;

  covered › inlaid

• Object type

  visual representation › calligraphy;

  arms/armour › armour › breast-plate;

  arms/armour › armour › cuirass

• Dimensions

  26.7 x 19.5 x 2.6 cm (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased, 1997.

• Museum location

  First floor | Gallery 31 | Islamic Middle East

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1997.176.a

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