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)
18733A	35-1-465	(none)	(none)	[A-V] Copper(?) arrowheads. 16 in all. [drawing]
18753	(none)	(none)	(none)	Arrowhead. Bronze. Three-flanged type. [drawing 1:1]
18779	(none)	(none)	(none)	Flint arrowhead. Finely chipped; almost black flint. [drawing 1:1]
18872	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper arrowhead. [drawing 1:1]
19079	35-1-430	(none)	(none)	Bronze spearhead. Type _.
19152	35-1-473	(none)	(none)	Bronze arrowheads. Type 1.
19153	(none)	(none)	(none)	Bronze arrowheads. Type 2.
19207	(none)	(none)	(none)	Bronze spearhead. Type 5b.
20039	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper(?) arrowhead. Flat wrought metal. [1:1 drawing]
20045A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Arrowheads. A collection. [A-Y] 25 iron. [Z-AA] 2 bronze. The bronze are the 3 flanged type. Iron thus [3 drawings, two labeled 1:1]
17914B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 spears. Copper [Type] 5? [drawing]
17969B	32-40-148	(none)	(none)	[A-F] Arrowheads. Copper. [drawing]
18269F	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group: (A) [A and N] Pair of copper bracelets, penannular, square section with flattened papyrus ends. (B) Bangle of thin copper wire. (C) Copper fibula. [drawing] (D) Copper fibula thus [reference to drawing] pin missing. [drawing] (E) [E-O] 2 copper finger rings. (F) Bronze arrowhead, 3-flanged type. (G) Iron knife blade, straight and slender type. Broken. (H) Iron leaf-shaped blade, broken. (I) [I and P] [I] Bone spindle and [P] glazed whorl. (J) Shale amulet in form of bird. [drawing 1:1] (K) Beads: string of very small yellow glaze ring with 6 puzuzu heads of blue glazed frit and some black and white glass paste balls and one yellow pasted bead. (L) Beads: string of pink and white stone scaraboids, large shell disk, blue glaze puzuzu head, paste scaraboid, decorated, glass rings. (M) Beads: Stone beads, carnelian, sard, marble, limestone, rough.
18315B	33-35-76B	(none)	(none)	[A-BP] Bronze (?) Arrowheads. 68 in all, of these types thus [reference to drawing] [drawing 1:1]
18710	33-35-115	(none)	(none)	Flint arrowhead. [A-G] 7 in all. Leaf shaped. [drawing]
18710	(none)	(none)	(none)	Flint arrowhead. [A-G] 7 in all. Leaf shaped. [drawing]
840B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-D] Iron arrowheads (4). A fifth of the same type as A, is corroded to A and part of a 6th is corroded to B. [drawing 1:1] [A,B, and C are all definitely shown, presumably the 4th drawing belongs to D; however, it is unlabeled.]
840C	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-D] Iron arrowheads (4). A fifth of the same type as A, is corroded to A and part of a 6th is corroded to B. [drawing 1:1] [A,B, and C are all definitely shown, presumably the 4th drawing belongs to D; however, it is unlabeled.]
840D	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-D] Iron arrowheads (4). A fifth of the same type as A, is corroded to A and part of a 6th is corroded to B. [drawing 1:1] [A,B, and C are all definitely shown, presumably the 4th drawing belongs to D; however, it is unlabeled.]
6057A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 sling bolts. Sundried clay. [drawing 1:1]
6292B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-K] Group of XI sling bolts. Baked clay.
6292C	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-K] Group of XI sling bolts. Baked clay.
6292D	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-K] Group of XI sling bolts. Baked clay.
6292E	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-K] Group of XI sling bolts. Baked clay.
6292F	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-K] Group of XI sling bolts. Baked clay.