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Arms and Armor

Armor Garniture of George Clifford (1558–1605), Third Earl of Cumberland, Jacob Halder British, Steel, gold, leather, textile, British, Greenwich
Armor Garniture of George Clifford (1558–1605), Third Earl of Cumberland
Jacob Halder
1586
Bronze cuirass (body armor), Bronze, Greek, Apulian
Bronze cuirass (body armor)
Greek, Apulian
4th century BCE
Shirt of Mail and Plate of Al-Ashraf Sayf ad-Din Qaitbay (ca. 1416/18–1496), 18th Burji Mamluk Sultan of Egypt, Steel, iron, copper alloy, gold, probably Egyptian
Shirt of Mail and Plate of Al-Ashraf Sayf ad-Din Qaitbay (ca. 1416/18–1496), 18th Burji Mamluk Sultan of Egypt
probably Egyptian
ca. 1468–96
Sallet in the Shape of a Lion's Head, Steel, copper, gold, glass, pigment, textile, Italian
Sallet in the Shape of a Lion's Head
Italian
ca. 1475–80
Shield for the Field or Tournament (Targe), Wood, leather, linen, gesso, pigments, silver, German
Shield for the Field or Tournament (Targe)
German
ca. 1450
Burgonet, Filippo Negroli Italian, Steel, gold, textile, Italian, Milan
Burgonet
Filippo Negroli
dated 1543
Armor (<i>Yoroi</i>) of Ashikaga Takauji (1305–1358), Iron, lacquer, leather, silk, gilt copper, Japanese
Armor (Yoroi) of Ashikaga Takauji (1305–1358)
Japanese
early 14th century
Helmet, Steel, iron, gold, silver, copper alloy, Turkish, probably Istanbul
Helmet
Turkish, probably Istanbul
ca. 1560
Rowel Spur, Copper alloy, enamel, gold, French or Spanish, Catalonia
Rowel Spur
French or Spanish, Catalonia
ca. 1400
Plaque: Warrior and Attendants, Edo artist, Brass, Edo
Plaque: Warrior and Attendants
Edo artist
16th–17th century
Album of Tournaments and Parades in Nuremberg, Pen and ink, watercolor, gold and silver washes; paper bound in gold-tooled leather, German, Nuremberg
Album of Tournaments and Parades in Nuremberg
German, Nuremberg
late 16th–mid-17th century
Sword Guard (Tsuba), Ishiguro Masayoshi Japanese, Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper, Japanese
Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Ishiguro Masayoshi
19th century
Breastplate from an Armor of Francesco Maria II della Rovere (1548–1631), Duke of Urbino, Steel, gold, Italian, probably Milan
Breastplate from an Armor of Francesco Maria II della Rovere (1548–1631), Duke of Urbino
Italian, probably Milan
ca. 1570
Helmet with Feather Crest (清 羽飾頭盔), Steel, gold, silk, feathers (eagle, kingfisher), paper, turquoise, coral, pearls, fur (marten), silk, copper alloy, silver, Chinese
Helmet with Feather Crest (清 羽飾頭盔)
Chinese
17th–18th century
Portions of an Armor Garniture for Field and Tournament Made for Duke Nikolaus "The Black" Radziwill (1515–1565), Duke of Nesvizh and Olyka, Prince of the Empire, Grand Chancellor and Marshal of Lithuania, Kunz Lochner German, Steel, brass, gold, paint, leather, textile (velvet), German, Nuremberg
Portions of an Armor Garniture for Field and Tournament Made for Duke Nikolaus "The Black" Radziwill (1515–1565), Duke of Nesvizh and Olyka, Prince of the Empire, Grand Chancellor and Marshal of Lithuania
Kunz Lochner
ca. 1555; probably repainted and shaffron eye guards restored later
Dagger, Steel, nephrite, silver, gold, Indian, Deccan, possibly Hyderabad
Dagger
Indian, Deccan, possibly Hyderabad
17th–18th century
Colt Third Model Dragoon Percussion Revolver, serial no. 12406, Samuel Colt American, Steel, brass, gold, wood (walnut), American, Hartford, Connecticut
Colt Third Model Dragoon Percussion Revolver, serial no. 12406
Samuel Colt
ca. 1853