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Caster

Caster

William Townsend

Sketches of Armor, Ships and Heads

Sketches of Armor, Ships and Heads, 1856 - 1925

John Singer Sargent

Ex-Libris Armorer Donkin

Ex-Libris Armorer Donkin, 1753 - 1828

Thomas Bewick

Snuff Box

Snuff Box

European?

Warrior in Roman Armor, possibly Mars or Saint George

Warrior in Roman Armor, possibly Mars or Saint George, active 1593 - 1636

Nicolò Roccatagliata

The bottom half of a person and a multi-headed creature.

Fragment of Shield Relief

Greek

Iron Tsuba (Sword Guard)

Iron Tsuba (Sword Guard)

Japanese

Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Landscape Designs

Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Landscape Designs

Japanese

A dark steel headpiece that is pointed at the top and slanted curving indented lines along the side. The bottom lip is flat except two arches at the center.

Helmet

Turkish

Breastplate

Breastplate

Indian

A black, circular painted shield that is decorated with a gold floral pattern and four gold lions. Three of the lions are eating their prey.

Shield with scenes of hunting lions

Indian

Brassard with Chain Mail

Brassard with Chain Mail

Ottoman

Shield

Shield

Indian

Khula Khud (Helmet)

Khula Khud (Helmet)

Indian

Dastana (Vambrace)

Dastana (Vambrace)

Indian

Dastana (Vambrace)

Dastana (Vambrace)

Indian

Breastplate or Backplate of a Char’aina (Cuirass)

Breastplate or Backplate of a Char’aina (Cuirass)

Indian

A dark steel head piece that is pointed at the top and has black chainmail hanging from it along the sides. The top of the head piece is decorated with a gold line pattern and a thick gold band along the bottom. There is a narrow blade at the top of the dome.

Helmet with Chain-Mail Guard

Persian

Breastplate or Backplate of a Char’aina (Cuirass)

Breastplate or Backplate of a Char’aina (Cuirass)

Indian

Breastplate

Breastplate

Indian

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