Shirt of Mail and Plate, dated A.H. 1042/A.D. 1632–33, Indian, Steel, iron, gold, leather, as mounted, H. 32 in. (81.3 cm)l; L. 31 in. (78.8 cm); W. 40 in. (101.5 cm); Wt. 23 lb. 10 oz. (10.7 kg), Mail, This shirt ranks as one of the most beautiful surviving Mughal armors and is among the earliest dated examples. The armor plates are covered in two-color gold and incised through to the dark iron with Qur'anic inscriptions in elegant calligraphy entwined with delicate foliage
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Shirt, Mail, Plate, dated .H, 1042/.D, 1632–33, Indian, Steel, iron, gold, leather, mounted, H, 32, 81.3 cm, l, L, 31, 78.8, W, 40, 101.5, Wt, 23 lb, 10 oz, 10.7 kg, shirt, ranks, beautiful surviving, Mughal, armors, earliest dated, examples, armor plates, covered, two-color gold, incised, dark iron, Qur'anic inscriptions, elegant calligraphy, entwined, delicate foliage
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