Elephant Armour

This is an elephant armour to protect the side of an elephant. The armour is made of smaller fish scales like steel plates knitted to a cloth. The armour has a medallion with a figure of a seated tiger at the centre. The armour hangs on the side of an elephant under a howdah. The armour is padded on the inner side.

Kind

artefact

Date

1700–1799 CE