The char Aina, an important Mughal armoury, used for the protection of chest, consists of four large rectangular plates. As the name suggests, ‘char aina’ literally means four mirrors, defining how the two pairs of plates resembled each other and is a reflection of how the opposite plate looked like. The plates made of Damascus steel are rectangular, with the two plates on the sides with a semi-circular cut for the arms to fit in. The plates have a thick border with creeper and floral designs in damascened gold. While the surface of the plates is also damascened with gold with flowers in a badrum or crisscross pattern. The inner lining of the two frontal and the back plates has red velvet padding with cotton stuffed inside them. Buckles, and leather straps have been attached to these plates for fastening and proper positioning of the belt. This body armour is usually mounted above the chain mail or the shirt of chains for better protection and higher degree of movement for the one who is wearing.