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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1959.199.A
People
Unknown Artist
Title
Dastana (Vambrace)
Classification
Armor
Work Type
armor
Date
19th century
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India
Period
Mughal period
Culture
Indian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/216634

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Steel, gold, textile
Technique
Kuftgari
Dimensions
31.12 cm (12 1/4 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Edwin L. Beckwith
Accession Year
1959
Object Number
1959.199.A
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
This vambrace is part of a pair with 1959.199.B. The vambrace consists of two parts. The first is a large, curved plate, made of steel, which was meant to protect the outside of the forearm. The plate is decorated with a thick border comprised of flowers and geometric forms executed in gold false-damascening. At the top, center of the plate is an embossed shape decorated with arabesques and flowers in gold false-damascening. At the bottom center is an embossed “eye” shape. The bottom of the plate has a thin band of textile with nails that would have held the gauntlet to the plate. The second part is a smaller, curved plate intended to protect the inside of the wrist. The center of this plate is undecorated, but is surrounded by a thick border comprised of flowers and geometric forms executed in gold false-damascening. The bottom of the plate has a thin band of textile with nails that would have held the gauntlet to the plate. The top also features this band. The plates are missing the interior lining.

Verification Level

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