Ceremonial Armor

Chinese

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This armor, undoubtedly for a high-ranking military official, is exhibited with an associated helmet decorated with applied gold ornaments. These include the Buddhist mantra Om mani padme hum in Lantsa characters, which were often used for sacred inscriptions and texts in Tibet, China, and other Buddhist countries.

The armor and helmet are very similar to a set donated by the Qinglong emperor to a Tibetan monastery in 1757.

Ceremonial Armor, Steel, copper, gold, silk, metallic thread, Chinese

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Ceremonial Armor, Steel, copper, gold, silk, metallic thread, Chinese
Ceremonial Armor, Steel, copper, gold, silk, metallic thread, Chinese
Ceremonial Armor, Steel, copper, gold, silk, metallic thread, Chinese

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