openly woven, formed of inscribed flat riveted rings, open at the front, vented at the back, extending to the over the thigh and with a pair of full length arms (losses)

Provenance

Michael German, 8th January 1980

The stamped inscriptions appear to represent the names of Allah and the five leading imams. Shirts of this type may have been manufactured in Persia or, alternatively, by Ottoman Turkish armourers working in Hyderabad during the 16th Century. Two further shirts from this small group are preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2014.198 and 2016.2. Another was sold in this room, 7th December 2022, lot 8.