Armor and Weaponry

Armor includes helmets, possible shields, possible greaves, and sheaths for blades. Not much remains in this category, most armor was probably constructed of boiled leather, or textiles with metal disks attached. Since leather and textiles are perishable, these do not remain in the archaeological record. Later examples of armor include scale armor made by sewing overlapping metal oblongs onto a linnen background.

Sheilds were made with wickerwork, boiled leather in a frame, or metal disks. They range in size from arm length and circular to body length and rectangular. Metal sheilds were usually small and circular because of the weight.

Helmets started out as cloth or boiled leather caps and transitioned into metal helmets. See helmets as a subcategory for more information.

Sheaths were also probably constructed of reeds/leather as evidenced by psudomorphs on the blades. A few metal sheaths do remain.

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U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
9918A	(none)	(none)	B17586	[A-B] Copper arrow butts 2 (one broken) [drawing]
9336B	(none)	(none)	B17528B	[A-C] Copper harpoons (?) With single barbs and hollow sockets. Near the base of the sockets are the marks of a binding which presumably secured the head to the shaft [drawing] [type] VIII (4)
8586A	(none)	(none)	B17527	[A-B] Two copper arrowheads. Peculiar long type, socketed and barbed. [drawing] One broken and mended.
9342B	(none)	(none)	B17526	[A-B] Arrowheads. Copper. [drawing 1:1]
9342A	(none)	(none)	B17525	[A-B] Arrowheads Copper [drawing] 1:1
(none)	(none)	(none)	B17524	(none)
10049E	(none)	(none)	B17520.5	Copper spear-heads [struck out: "eleven" and "twelve"] thirteen all of the solid poker type, square in section write chisel-ended clamp No 11 had round it the copper collar from the end of the shaft (broken)
10049D	(none)	(none)	B17520.4	Copper spear-heads [struck out: "eleven" and "twelve"] thirteen all of the solid poker type, square in section write chisel-ended clamp No 11 had round it the copper collar from the end of the shaft (broken)
10049C	(none)	(none)	B17520.3	Copper spear-heads [struck out: "eleven" and "twelve"] thirteen all of the solid poker type, square in section write chisel-ended clamp No 11 had round it the copper collar from the end of the shaft (broken)
10049B	(none)	(none)	B17520.2	Copper spear-heads [struck out: "eleven" and "twelve"] thirteen all of the solid poker type, square in section write chisel-ended clamp No 11 had round it the copper collar from the end of the shaft (broken)
10049A	(none)	(none)	B17520.1	Copper spear-heads [struck out: "eleven" and "twelve"] thirteen all of the solid poker type, square in section write chisel-ended clamp No 11 had round it the copper collar from the end of the shaft (broken)
9337A	(none)	(none)	B17519	[A-F] Copper lance-heads. The tang 045 long shows traces of the read shaft: the blade is a square section rod tapering to a point. [type] Spear 1 (new)
(none)	(none)	(none)	B17518B	(none)
(none)	(none)	(none)	B17518A	(none)
(none)	(none)	(none)	B17518	(none)
10361	(none)	(none)	B17507	Copper Spear Long flat blade Type II
9141C	(none)	(none)	B17480	[A-H] Copper Spearheads. Meant for light throwing spears. 8, all fixed together by oxide, plain leaf-shaped. Type 5 (New) [drawing]
9141D	(none)	(none)	B17480	[A-H] Copper Spearheads. Meant for light throwing spears. 8, all fixed together by oxide, plain leaf-shaped. Type 5 (New) [drawing]
9141E	(none)	(none)	B17480	[A-H] Copper Spearheads. Meant for light throwing spears. 8, all fixed together by oxide, plain leaf-shaped. Type 5 (New) [drawing]
9141F	(none)	(none)	B17480	[A-H] Copper Spearheads. Meant for light throwing spears. 8, all fixed together by oxide, plain leaf-shaped. Type 5 (New) [drawing]
7526D	(none)	(none)	B17433	[A-F] 6 arrowheads. Iron. Parts of wooden shaft remain. Late Kassite or Assyrian? Found with 2 silver earrings and pot type CXLIX.
7526B	(none)	(none)	B17432	[A-F] 6 arrowheads. Iron. Parts of wooden shaft remain. Late Kassite or Assyrian? Found with 2 silver earrings and pot type CXLIX.
7526E	(none)	(none)	B17431	[A-F] 6 arrowheads. Iron. Parts of wooden shaft remain. Late Kassite or Assyrian? Found with 2 silver earrings and pot type CXLIX.
9123D	(none)	(none)	B17400D	[A-K] Spearheads. Copper. A set of 11 found together.
9123C	(none)	(none)	B17400C	[A-K] Spearheads. Copper. A set of 11 found together.