A COMPOSITE MAIL SHIRT THE FRONT DECCAN, 17TH CENTURY; THE...
A COMPOSITE MAIL SHIRT
THE FRONT DECCAN, 17TH CENTURY; THE BACK OTTOMAN EMPIRE, LATE 15TH AND/OR 16TH CENTURY
The shirt consisting of thick riveted mail fitted with four Deccani steel plates of conventional form at the front, with four pairs of strap mounts, the back and sides with sixty-three steel plates from three sources, with calligraphic inscriptions in silver overlay and simple floral and geometric designs in silver
31 ½in. (80cm.) long
Provenance
Collection of Howard Ricketts, 2009
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A COMPOSITE MAIL SHIRT
THE FRONT DECCAN, 17TH CENTURY; THE BACK OTTOMAN EMPIRE, LATE 15TH AND/OR 16TH CENTURY
The shirt consisting of thick riveted mail fitted with four Deccani steel plates of conventional form at the front, with four pairs of strap mounts, the back and sides with sixty-three steel plates from three sources, with calligraphic inscriptions in silver overlay and simple floral and geometric designs in silver
31 ½in. (80cm.) long
Provenance
Collection of Howard Ricketts, 2009
Estimate
Time, Location
Auction House
