1959.199.A: Dastana (Vambrace)
Armor
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1959.199.A
- 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
- Permissions
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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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