Subject: gzim sbyong pa / zimchongpa heavy infantryman
Culture: Tibetan
Setting: Tibet 14-17thc
Object: byang bu'i khrab lamellar armor
Royal Armouries Museum > Oriental Gallery *
"Model lamellar armour Tibetan, probably 17th century This little armour is made in exactly the same way as a full-size lamellar armour,
using the smaller plates (lamellae) It was probably intended as a votive armour in a temple.
The leather flaps at the skirts and arms are of leather covered with silk brocade." ...
