A piece of armour with both physical and spiritual protection
Royal Armouries
Jun 19, 2026 15:00
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Curator of Asian & African Collections, Natasha Bennett, is taking you behind the armouries today with this intricately detailed mail shirt, most likely from 15th/16th Century Iran.
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