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)
6292G	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-K] Group of XI sling bolts. Baked clay.
6292H	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-K] Group of XI sling bolts. Baked clay.
6292I	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-K] Group of XI sling bolts. Baked clay.
6292J	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-K] Group of XI sling bolts. Baked clay.
6292K	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-K] Group of XI sling bolts. Baked clay.
8549B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-G] Copper arrowheads. 7, of which 4 complete. [drawing 1:1] [H-I] With them, two string-prongs, copper, from the butt end of arrows, one with part of the shaft adhering. [drawing 1:1]
8549C	(none)	(none)	B17372	[A-G] Copper arrowheads. 7, of which 4 complete. [drawing 1:1] [H-I] With them, two string-prongs, copper, from the butt end of arrows, one with part of the shaft adhering. [drawing 1:1]
8549E	(none)	(none)	B17374D	[A-G] Copper arrowheads. 7, of which 4 complete. [drawing 1:1] [H-I] With them, two string-prongs, copper, from the butt end of arrows, one with part of the shaft adhering. [drawing 1:1]
8549F	(none)	(none)	B17374C	[A-G] Copper arrowheads. 7, of which 4 complete. [drawing 1:1] [H-I] With them, two string-prongs, copper, from the butt end of arrows, one with part of the shaft adhering. [drawing 1:1]
8549G	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-G] Copper arrowheads. 7, of which 4 complete. [drawing 1:1] [H-I] With them, two string-prongs, copper, from the butt end of arrows, one with part of the shaft adhering. [drawing 1:1]
8549H	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-G] Copper arrowheads. 7, of which 4 complete. [drawing 1:1] [H-I] With them, two string-prongs, copper, from the butt end of arrows, one with part of the shaft adhering. [drawing 1:1]
8549I	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-G] Copper arrowheads. 7, of which 4 complete. [drawing 1:1] [H-I] With them, two string-prongs, copper, from the butt end of arrows, one with part of the shaft adhering. [drawing 1:1]
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)
9918B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Copper arrow butts 2 (one broken) [drawing]
9963B	(none)	(none)	B17333	[A-D] Copper spear butts (?) (4) The lower part is solid and seems to be cast: the upper part was made hollow and open down one side: the wooden shaft was inserted, the open sides brought together over it, so as to overlap and then secured by copper nails driven through the wood. [drawing]
9963C	(none)	(none)	B17335	[A-D] Copper spear butts (?) (4) The lower part is solid and seems to be cast: the upper part was made hollow and open down one side: the wooden shaft was inserted, the open sides brought together over it, so as to overlap and then secured by copper nails driven through the wood. [drawing]
10411D	(none)	(none)	B17344	[A-D] 4 [struck out: "arrows"] Throwing spears Found apparently inside a quiver of which the base was formed by a very large copper nail with silver-plated head; diam 0045. The spears had been broken across the middle, and of 2 of them the butt end was missing, of 2 it was present. The heads are of gold 017 long: the shafts were bound with gold and silver bands 003, wide with 003, of wood showing between: the butts are of gold with copper fork to take the bow-string. See Field Notes.
10828C	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tomb Group. A. [A, C-D]Copper helmets three. In poor condition. [A, C-D] B. Copper spearhead. Type IV. Found from the soldiers in the dromos. [drawing]
10828D	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tomb Group. A. [A, C-D]Copper helmets three. In poor condition. [A, C-D] B. Copper spearhead. Type IV. Found from the soldiers in the dromos. [drawing]
11524B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-D] 3 Copper arrowheads. (A and B) slender type; (C) hair-pin type (broken.) [drawing 1:1]
11524C	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-D] 3 Copper arrowheads. (A and B) slender type; (C) hair-pin type (broken.) [drawing 1:1]
12117A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 Copper arrowheads. Harpoon type. 1 broken.
12488C	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-C] Copper spearheads. Poker type. To each is attached a blade of thin metal which went round the wood of the shaft and with each goes a disk of copper, concave from the butt end of the shaft. Type I B.
13591B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 copper spearheads. Barbed. Type VII. B.
13798B	31-17-229	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 spearheads. Copper. Poker form. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]