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)
(none)	(none)	1931,1010.312	(none)	(none)
(none)	(none)	1930,1213.499	(none)	(none)
(none)	(none)	1919,1011.5116	(none)	(none)
(none)	(none)	1931,1010.315	(none)	(none)
(none)	(none)	1928,1009.269	(none)	(none)
(none)	(none)	1928,1009.267	(none)	(none)
(none)	(none)	1933,1013.64	(none)	(none)
(none)	(none)	1933,1013.65	(none)	(none)
(none)	(none)	1935,0112.31	(none)	(none)
6647	(none)	(none)	B16437.1	(none)
(none)	(none)	(none)	B17320	(none)
(none)	(none)	(none)	B17397	(none)
(none)	(none)	(none)	B17518	(none)
10466B	(none)	(none)	B17334	Copper spear butts [drawing] Type__
12323	30-12-263	(none)	(none)	Copper spear. Broken in 3 places. Type VI. A.
12679E	30-12-301	(none)	(none)	Group: [A-B] (1) Copper arrowheads. A pair. Tangs bound together by fibrous material. [C] (2) Cylinder seal. Shell. Decayed. Man grasping lion by the tail, a second man has overthrown ram and grasps it by the tail. Between the two men a palm. [D] Silver earring 1 1/2 spiral coils: thickened lunate ends. [E-F] Copper arrowheads. A second pair. Barbed and bound with string at tang end. Type VII B, but with flat instead of with round tangs. [G] Copper dagger. Type III but with elongated thinner tang.
12147B	30-12-302	(none)	(none)	[A-C] Copper arrow butts. Forked ends. Type III.
(none)	30-12-326	(none)	(none)	(none)
(none)	30-12-329	(none)	(none)	(none)
(none)	30-12-331	(none)	(none)	(none)
12147C	30-12-332	(none)	(none)	[A-C] Copper arrow butts. Forked ends. Type III.
12105B	30-12-333	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 arrowheads. Barbed. Copper. Type VII. C.
12605	30-12-340	(none)	(none)	Copper spearhead. Type (knives) [Type IIe has been crossed out]
12103	30-12-341	(none)	(none)	Spearhead. Copper, poker type. Type I.
12252	30-12-342	(none)	(none)	Copper Spear. Poker type. Type I A.