European, 15th century / 1400s
Hauberk
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Hauberk as arms and armor (European, 15th century · 1400s).
Although this hauberk weighs about 21 pounds, the even distribution of the weight makes it easy to wear.
A CLOSER LOOK
The museum identifies this arms and armor as riveted steel rings.
The museum's collection notes: A hauberk is a mail shirt commonly extending to mid-thigh. Mail, a type of armor made from interlocking iron or steel rings, was effective at protecting the wearer from the sharp cuts of a sword, and yet was less useful against crushing impacts from blunt weapons. A hauberk would have been worn over an aketon, a padded protective garment.
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