Dastana (arm guards)

18th century

Indian , probably Deccan region

Steel overlaid with gold, copper alloy, velvet, silver-wrapped thread, linen

Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection

38.137

Photo: Elizabeth Mann

Now on view at the Asian Art Museum

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Boundless: Stories of Asian Art, Feb. 8, 2020 - ongoing.

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