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Ancient Greek weapons and carts. Ancient Greek Art, Ancient Greece, Greek History, Ancient History, Greek Helmet, Greek Soldier, Ancient Armor, Greek Warrior, Greek Culture

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Ancient Greek weapons and carts.

Highland targe (shield), 1700-50, Scottish, wood. Elmo, Poster Prints, Framed Prints, Canvas Prints, Classic Image, Thing 1, Metropolitan Museum, Heritage Image, Outlander

Metropolitan Museum

Highland targe (shield), 1700-50, Scottish, wood.

76945-costume-research-and-more: Indian rajput armor and weapons, chilta hazar masha (coat of a thousand nails), kulah khud (helmet), bazu band (arm guards). Indian armored clothing made from layers of fabric faced with velvet and studded with numerous small brass nails, which were often gilded. Fabric armor was very popular in India because metal became very hot under the Indian sun. This example has additional armor plates in the chest and thigh area. Arm Armor, Body Armor, Armor Boots, Armor Clothing, Armadura Medieval, Arm Guard, Medieval Armor, Middle Ages, Samurai

Armadura Medieval

76945-costume-research-and-more: Indian rajput armor and weapons, chilta hazar masha (coat of a thousand nails), kulah khud (helmet), bazu band (arm guards). Indian armored clothing made from layers of fabric faced with velvet and studded with numerous small brass nails, which were often gilded. Fabric armor was very popular in India because metal became very hot under the Indian sun. This example has additional armor plates in the chest and thigh area.

The Witham shield ~ Ancient Ireland - The Ancient Celtic World Historical Artifacts, Ancient Artifacts, Celtic Shield, Alexandre Le Grand, Hallstatt, Celtic Warriors, Celtic Culture, Celtic Art

Historical Artifacts

Ancient Artifacts

Alexandre Le Grand

Celtic Warriors

The Witham shield ~ Ancient Ireland - The Ancient Celtic World

Indian (Maratha) maru or bhidcheer, a type of close fighting shield with horns place in a representation of a rams head. Persian Shield, Types Of Armor, Indian Sword, Muslim Culture, Marathi Quotes, Medieval Weapons, Armours, Horns

Medieval Weapons

Indian (Maratha) maru or bhidcheer, a type of close fighting shield with horns place in a representation of a rams head.

Indian (Southern) madu shield, 1800s, a rare shape of Indian parring weapon, It consists of a pair of antelope’s horns attached to the shield with both tips pointing in opposite directions. The horn’s tips are protected with steel caps. This particular piece has an iron shield in a slightly convex circular shape. It is ornamented on the outside with brass mounts and it is painted on the inside with animal scenes.Full Length: 102 cm; Shield’s diameter: 24 cm. Fantasy Weapons, Fantasy Rpg, Serpentina, Cool Swords, Knives And Swords

Fantasy Weapons

Knives And Swords

Indian (Southern) madu shield, 1800s, a rare shape of Indian parring weapon, It consists of a pair of antelope’s horns attached to the shield with both tips pointing in opposite directions. The horn’s tips are protected with steel caps. This particular piece has an iron shield in a slightly convex circular shape. It is ornamented on the outside with brass mounts and it is painted on the inside with animal scenes.Full Length: 102 cm; Shield’s diameter: 24 cm.

Worldantiques Antiques

Worldantiques Antiques

Indian (Southern) madu shield, 1800s, a rare shape of Indian parring weapon, It consists of a pair of antelope’s horns attached to the shield with both tips pointing in opposite directions. The horn’s tips are protected with steel caps. This particular piece has an iron shield in a slightly convex circular shape. It is ornamented on the outside with brass mounts and it is painted on the inside with animal scenes.Full Length: 102 cm; Shield’s diameter: 24 cm. Dhal, Swords And Daggers, Coat Of Arms, Horn

Swords And Daggers

Indian (Southern) madu shield, 1800s, a rare shape of Indian parring weapon, It consists of a pair of antelope’s horns attached to the shield with both tips pointing in opposite directions. The horn’s tips are protected with steel caps. This particular piece has an iron shield in a slightly convex circular shape. It is ornamented on the outside with brass mounts and it is painted on the inside with animal scenes.Full Length: 102 cm; Shield’s diameter: 24 cm.

Worldantiques Antiques

Worldantiques Antiques

Ottoman Empire armor belonging to Sultan Mustafa III consisting of migfer (helmet), zirah (mail shirt), mail trousers, kolluk/bazu band (vambrace/arm guards), shamshir (sabre), decorated with gold and encrusted with jewels, 18th century, exhibited in the Imperial Treasury of Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, Turkey Empire Ottoman, Knight Armor, Armor Suit, Fantasy Armor

Ottoman Empire armor belonging to Sultan Mustafa III consisting of migfer (helmet), zirah (mail shirt), mail trousers, kolluk/bazu band (vambrace/arm guards), shamshir (sabre), decorated with gold and encrusted with jewels, 18th century, exhibited in the Imperial Treasury of Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, Turkey

Worldantiques Antiques

Worldantiques Antiques

Engraved armour of Henry VIII. 16th century. The wide fixed skirt is called a Tonlet, and provides a most fashionable way to joust. Tudor History, European History, British History, Asian History, Dinastia Tudor, Tudor Rose

European History

British History

Engraved armour of Henry VIII. 16th century. The wide fixed skirt is called a Tonlet, and provides a most fashionable way to joust.

armored horse and rider by bobmorton, via Flickr Medieval Horse, Medieval Knight, Medieval Fantasy, Horse Armor, Knight In Shining Armor

Medieval Knight

Medieval Fantasy

Knight In Shining Armor

armored horse and rider by bobmorton, via Flickr

Full suit of Japanese Samurai armour (Gusoku), 16th to 18th century; Edo period Japanese Lacquered iron, mail, silk, copper-gilt. Geisha Samurai, Katana Samurai, Samurai Weapons, Real Samurai, Kendo, Bushido, Armor For Sale

Samurai Weapons

Full suit of Japanese Samurai armour (Gusoku), 16th to 18th century; Edo period Japanese Lacquered iron, mail, silk, copper-gilt.

Iranian battle-mask, from the Safavid Dynasty (16th-18th c.) (Shahada inscribed on the top) History Images, Art History, History Pics, Arte Tribal, Totems, Ancient Civilizations

Ancient Civilizations

Iranian battle-mask, from the Safavid Dynasty (16th-18th c.) (Shahada inscribed on the top)

Lorica squamata - Roma, especialmente caballería (desde la época republicana) - Royal Ontario Museum Art Romain, Roman Armor, Rome Antique, Royal Ontario Museum, Empire Romain

Royal Ontario Museum

Lorica squamata - Roma, especialmente caballería (desde la época republicana) - Royal Ontario Museum

Stephanie Anne Howard

Stephanie Anne Howard

King Henry VIII armour in The Tower of London by Martyn.Smith., via Flickr London History, Renaissance, Tudor Dynasty

King Henry VIII armour in The Tower of London by Martyn.Smith., via Flickr

Field Armor of King Henry VIII of England, ca. 1544 Elisabeth I, Tudor Era, Henry Viii

Field Armor of King Henry VIII of England, ca. 1544

Neural Damage

Horse armor. This site contains a shedload of information about most medieval weapons and their variants that are imaginable. Excellent site and well worth a read.

Horse armor. This site contains a shedload of information about most medieval weapons and their variants that are imaginable. Excellent site and well worth a read.

Armour for horse. A suit of armour was not only intended to protect its wearer from missiles, swords or hammer blows. A suit such as this drew attention to one’s social status, one’s fashion consciousness and, by virtue of its great cost, one’s wealth. Halo Spartan Armor, Halo Armor, Space Armor, Batman Armor

Halo Spartan Armor

Armour for horse. A suit of armour was not only intended to protect its wearer from missiles, swords or hammer blows. A suit such as this drew attention to one’s social status, one’s fashion consciousness and, by virtue of its great cost, one’s wealth.

Helmet, Egyptian, c. 1293-1341. This helmet bears the name of the Mamluk sultan Ibn Qala’un, who ruled from Cairo a century before Barquq, the sultan who appointed and dismissed Ibn Khaldun as chief justice on several occasions. Ancient Egypt, Caballero Andante, Templer, Chivalry

Caballero Andante

Helmet, Egyptian, c. 1293-1341. This helmet bears the name of the Mamluk sultan Ibn Qala’un, who ruled from Cairo a century before Barquq, the sultan who appointed and dismissed Ibn Khaldun as chief justice on several occasions.

Dark Fantasy, Henri Viii

The Battersea Shield was found in the area around Chelsea Bridge, London. Dated to 350 BC, it seems that an object this elaborate would belong to a member of the warrior elite or even a Celtic chief. The Battersea shield is from the La Tene era which is characterised by the spirals, circles, interwoven knots and lattices that remain in modern Celtic art. Vikings, Objets Antiques

Objets Antiques

The Battersea Shield was found in the area around Chelsea Bridge, London. Dated to 350 BC, it seems that an object this elaborate would belong to a member of the warrior elite or even a Celtic chief. The Battersea shield is from the La Tene era which is characterised by the spirals, circles, interwoven knots and lattices that remain in modern Celtic art.

Wonderful Celtic Greaves. A greave (from the Old French "shin, shin armour" from the Arabic jaurab, meaning stocking) is armour that protects the legs. Celtic Tatoo, Norse Tattoo

Wonderful Celtic Greaves. A greave (from the Old French "shin, shin armour" from the Arabic jaurab, meaning stocking) is armour that protects the legs.

Armor (Gusoku), 16th and 18th centuries; Edo period Japanese Lacquered iron, mail, silk, copper-gilt Samurai Helmet, Samurai Armor, Martial

Armor (Gusoku), 16th and 18th centuries; Edo period Japanese Lacquered iron, mail, silk, copper-gilt

Japanese Samurai Kabuto (helmet) Kabuto Samurai, Helmet Armor, Warrior Helmet, Katana

Japanese Samurai Kabuto (helmet)

Japanese samurai armor, Edo period Samurai Swords, Japanese History, Japanese Culture, Japanese Prints, Japanese Art

Japanese History

Japanese Culture

Japanese Prints

Japanese samurai armor, Edo period

Shii Nari Kabuto. Aduchi-Momoyama Period (1573 - 1603) 安土桃山時代 Restored Shinari Kabuto Japanese Warrior, Japanese Sword

Japanese Warrior

Shii Nari Kabuto. Aduchi-Momoyama Period (1573 - 1603) 安土桃山時代 Restored Shinari Kabuto