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| Keywords: Turkish - Body Armor - Walters 51419.jpg This is a reconstructed portion of a full suit of armor that a Turkish soldier 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 century 16 Early Modern steel and leather modern cm 49 5 34 6 28 6 accession number 51 419 6012 Arsenal of Constantinople Dikran Kelekian New York and Paris date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1911 Again Arms and Armor Baltimore Museum of Art Baltimore 1940 place of origin Turkey Walters Art Museum license Indo-Persian armour in the Walters Art Museum Armour of the Ottoman Empire Islamic metalwork in the Walters Art Museum Art from Turkey 16th-century armour Krug | ||||
