Title: Armor Fragments of Scales from a Cuirass
Object type: Armor fragments
Date: ca. 300–710
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Iron
Dimensions: largest fragment: L. 5 in. (12.7 cm); W. 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm); smallest fragment: L. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); W. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
Classification: Armor Parts
Credit line: Gift of Bashford Dean, by exchange, 1906
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY