Cuirass
Object type: Cuirass
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Indian, Hyderabad
Date: dated  A.H. 1192/ 1778–79 CE
Medium: Steel, iron, textile (velvet)
Dimensions: Breastplate (a); H. 16 in. (40.6 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 13 oz. (1733 g); backplate (b); H. 18 1/4 in. (46.4 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 9 oz. (1620 g)
Classification: Armor Parts-Cuirasses
Geography:    Hyderabad   
Credit line: Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Funds from various donors, 1929
Accession year: 1929