Title: Element from a Lacquered Leather Cuirass
Object type: Element from a lacquered leather cuirass
Date: 8th–10th century
Culture: Yi or Nuosu, China (Yunnan or Sichuan)
Medium: Lacquer, leather
Dimensions: L. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm); W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
Classification: Armor for Man
Credit line: Purchase, Bernice and Jerome Zwanger Gift, 2001
Geography: Country of Origin  Sichuan  China      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Dragons