Title: Scale Armor
Object type: Scale armor
Date: ca. 18th century
Culture: Chinese
Medium: Iron, tin, textile (hemp, velvet), pigment, gold
Dimensions: Wt. 23 lb. 9 oz. (10.69 kg); Wt. of helmet 3 lb. 11 oz. (1672.6 g)
Classification: Armor for Man-Scale Armor
Credit line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Geography: Country of Origin    China      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY