Shirt of Mail and Plate of Al-Ashraf Sayf ad-Din Qaitbay (ca. 1416/18–1496), 18th Burji Mamluk Sultan of Egypt, ca. 1468–96

Shirt of Mail and Plate of Al-Ashraf Sayf ad-Din Qaitbay (ca. 1416/18–1496), 18th Burji Mamluk Sultan of Egypt, ca. 1468–96 Stock Photo
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Penta Springs Limited / Alamy Stock Photo

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KC617M

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58 MB (3.6 MB Compressed download)

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3896 x 5200 px | 33 x 44 cm | 13 x 17.3 inches | 300dpi

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22 April 2017

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Artokoloro

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Shirt of Mail and Plate of Al-Ashraf Sayf ad-Din Qaitbay (ca. 1416/18–1496), 18th Burji Mamluk Sultan of Egypt, ca. 1468–96, probably Egyptian, Steel, iron, copper alloy, gold, H. 31 in. (78.7 cm); W. 54 1/2 in. (138.4 cm); Wt. 25 lb. 2.4 oz. (11.41 kg), Mail, Sultan Qaitbay (1416/18–1496) was one of the longest reigning Mamluk rulers of Egypt and a great patron of architecture. He is perhaps best remembered for building and renovating many mosques, shrines, citadels, and other monuments that still stand today in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Syria, and Israel