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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

Shield depicting double-headed eagle and sword

Shield depicting double-headed eagle and sword

Unidentified Artist

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

Fragment of Shield Relief

Greek

Caster

Caster

William Townsend

Snuff Box

Snuff Box

European?

Three Helmets and Two Studies of Armor after the Antique; verso: Studies of Armor after the Antique

Three Helmets and Two Studies of Armor after the Antique; verso: Studies of Armor after the Antique

Unidentified Artist

Armored Arm Holding Sword

Armored Arm Holding Sword, 1592 - 1635

Jacques Callot

Soldier in Profile, with Ancient Armor

Soldier in Profile, with Ancient Armor, 1615 - 1673

Salvator Rosa

Armored Men Fighting Bears

Armored Men Fighting Bears, 1555 - 1630

Antonio Tempesta

Vulcan Making Achilles' Armor

Vulcan Making Achilles' Armor, 1555 - 1630

Antonio Tempesta

Armored Men Fighting Bears

Armored Men Fighting Bears, 1555 - 1630

After Antonio Tempesta

Minerva in Armor, after the Antique

Minerva in Armor, after the Antique, 1785 - 1875

Jean Nicholas Laugier

Oliver Cromwell?

Oliver Cromwell?

Unidentified Artist

Denarius of Caracalla

Denarius of Caracalla, r. 188 - 217 CE

Caracalla

Denarius of Septimius Severus

Denarius of Septimius Severus, r. 193 - 211 CE

Septimius Severus

Palladion (Early Image of Armored Goddess: Athena?)

Palladion (Early Image of Armored Goddess: Athena?)

Greek

Wooden Arm and Long Sleeve of an Armored Figure

Wooden Arm and Long Sleeve of an Armored Figure

Japanese

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