Shirt of Mail and Plate of Al-Ashraf Sayf ad-Din Qaitbay (ca. 1416/18–1496), 18th Burji Mamluk Sultan of Egypt
Object type: Shirt of mail and plate
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: probably Egyptian
Date: ca. 1468–96
Medium: Steel, iron, copper alloy, gold
Dimensions: H. 31 in. (78.7 cm); W. 54 1/2 in. (138.4 cm); Wt. 25 lb. 2.4 oz. (11.41 kg)
Classification: Mail
Credit line: Purchase, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Gift, and Rogers, Acquisitions and Fletcher Funds, 2016
Accession year: 2016