Seventeenth-century coat


Seventeenth-century coat of armor made from pangolin scales. This suit was presented to Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, on his tour of India in 1875. Pangolin-scale armor was not uncommon in India during this period; the Indian pangolin is now considered endangered.

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