A RARE 17TH / 18TH CENTURY INDIAN WATERED STEEL CUIRASS
A RARE 17TH / 18TH CENTURY INDIAN WATERED STEEL CUIRASSthe armour plates hinged at the sides and shoulders (hinges and securing pins replaced), the front-plate with low medial ridge and embossed over the pectorals, the main edges with riveted borders of pierced trefoils, with associated back-plate en suite48 cm highFootnotes:For a related cuirass inscribed 'Sarkar Mir Nizam 'Alikhan Bahadur 1192 [1778-1779], see Christie's London, Art Of The Islamic World, 25 April 2013, lot 162 (£25,000 including premium). This very similar cuirass indicates that the present example may also have come from the armoury of the Nizams of Hyderabad.
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A RARE 17TH / 18TH CENTURY INDIAN WATERED STEEL CUIRASSthe armour plates hinged at the sides and shoulders (hinges and securing pins replaced), the front-plate with low medial ridge and embossed over the pectorals, the main edges with riveted borders of pierced trefoils, with associated back-plate en suite48 cm highFootnotes:For a related cuirass inscribed 'Sarkar Mir Nizam 'Alikhan Bahadur 1192 [1778-1779], see Christie's London, Art Of The Islamic World, 25 April 2013, lot 162 (£25,000 including premium). This very similar cuirass indicates that the present example may also have come from the armoury of the Nizams of Hyderabad.
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