AN INDIAN MAIL AND LAMELLAR SHIRT

17TH CENTURY, PROBABLY BIJAPUR

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AN INDIAN MAIL AND LAMELLAR SHIRT
17TH CENTURY, PROBABLY BIJAPUR
Of large riveted iron rings open at the front and extending to cover the upper leg, the back with single vent and formed around three rows of narrow vertically overlapping iron plates, the central row with cusped lower edges, the sides incorporating pairs of iron plates, the front with two pairs of overlapping square convex iron plates each with two shaped bars with buckles for straps, and full length sleeves

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This shirt is almost certainly part of the large group captured in 1689 following the defeat of Adilshahi dynasty at the siege of Adoni by Maharajah Anup Singh and subsequently installed in the armoury at Bikaner, Rajasthan