Vambrace
18th century (made)
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Plate armour defence for the right arm. Watered steel, chiseled with ovoid panels and decorated with floral borders in gold kuftkari and a medial line of ruby colured stones. Two wrist plates are attached by riveted steel mail links and a mitten is covered with alternating rows of stamped steel theta links and plain riveted links. The lining is red velvet
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Crucible forged steel, chiseled and decorated with gold kuftkari |
| Brief description | Middle East, Metalwork. For the right arm. Watered steel, chiseled with ovoid panels and decorated with floral borders in gold kuftkari and a medial line of ruby colured stones. Two wrist plates are attached by riveted steel mail links and a mitten is covered with alternating rows of stamped steel theta links and plain riveted links. The lining is red velvet. Probably Iranian, 18th century. Islamic arms and armour. Inter-departmental transfer to MES, RF 2011/ 1170. |
| Physical description | Plate armour defence for the right arm. Watered steel, chiseled with ovoid panels and decorated with floral borders in gold kuftkari and a medial line of ruby colured stones. Two wrist plates are attached by riveted steel mail links and a mitten is covered with alternating rows of stamped steel theta links and plain riveted links. The lining is red velvet |
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| Accession number | 680-1889 |
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| Record created | December 20, 2002 |
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