Early 16th century Ottoman mirror armour (krug), a distinctively Ottoman protection consisting of large round steel plates in the front and back connected by mail.
English: Body Armor Artist Anonymous (Turkey)Unknown authorTitle Body ArmorDescription English: This is a reconstructed portion of a full suit of armor (krug) that a soldier of the Ottoman Empire would have worn into battle. The chain mail that links the circular breast- and backplates to the steel plates at the sides and shoulders would have continued down over the warrior's forearms and connected with plate coverings that provided further protection from elbow to wrist. (The leather straps are modern replacements for sections of mail.) The soldier also might have been equipped with plate leg guards or with a long skirt or trousers made of mail and reinforced with additional steel plates. The decoration of the plates features floral motifs, Arabic inscriptions (on the back) and interlaced patterns-decorative elements used throughout the history of Islamic art. Cropped and edited from the original image.Date 16th century date QS:P571,+1550-00-00T00:00:00Z/7 (Early Modern)Medium steel and leather (modern)Dimensions 49.5 × 34.6 × 28.6 cm (19.4 × 13.6 × 11.2 in)Collection Walters Art Museum   Native nameWalters Art MuseumLocationBaltimore, United States of AmericaCoordinates39° 17′ 48″ N, 76° 36′ 58″ W Established1934Web pagethewalters.orgAuthority control : Q210081 VIAF: 126086372 ISNI: 0000 0004 0373 611X ULAN: 500279110 LCCN: no00096900 GND: 16029354-6 WorldCat institution QS:P195,Q210081Accession number 51.419Place of creation TurkeyObject history Arsenal of Constantinople Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown] 1911:  purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore 1931:  bequeathed to Walters Art Museum by Henry WaltersExhibition history Again: Arms and Armor. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. 1940.Credit line Acquired by Henry Walters, 1911Source Walters Art Museum: Home page  Info about artworkPermission(Reusing this file) This work is free and may be used by anyone for any purpose. If you wish to use this content, you do not need to request permission as long as you follow any licensing requirements mentioned on this page. Wikimedia Foundation has received an e-mail confirming that the copyright holder has approved publication under the terms mentioned on this page. This correspondence has been reviewed by an OTRS member and stored in our permission archive. The correspondence is available to trusted volunteers as ticket #2012021710000834. If you have questions about the archived correspondence, please use the OTRS noticeboard. Ticket link: https://ticket.wikimedia.org/otrs/index.pl?Action=AgentTicketZoom&TicketNumber=2012021710000834 English: This is a reconstructed portion of a full suit of armor (krug) that a soldier of the Ottoman Empire would have worn into battle. The chain mail that links the circular breast- and backplates to the steel plates at the sides and shoulders would have continued down over the warrior's forearms and connected with plate coverings that provided further protection from elbow to wrist. (The leather straps are modern replacements for sections of mail.) The soldier also might have been equipped with plate leg guards or with a long skirt or trousers made of mail and reinforced with additional steel plates. The decoration of the plates features floral motifs, Arabic inscriptions (on the back) and interlaced patterns-decorative elements used throughout the history of Islamic art. Cropped and edited from the original image.