A pair of gold-inlaid Persian armour plates(char aina),dated 1783 A set of matching wootz Damascus breast and back plates with reinforced riveted rims surrounded by gold inlay in floral buckles(old replacements in places)with gold divided breastplate bears two gold-inlaid inscription cartouches with the date "1197"(= 1783)and the owner's name "Hassan Khan Waleh".Each plate still has fragments of cloth are partially backplate has a small rust 32 and ,Oriental ,Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available

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