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)
9141A	(none)	1928,1009.257	(none)	[A-H] Copper Spearheads. Meant for light throwing spears. 8, all fixed together by oxide, plain leaf-shaped. Type 5 (New) [drawing]
9141B	(none)	1928,1009.257	(none)	[A-H] Copper Spearheads. Meant for light throwing spears. 8, all fixed together by oxide, plain leaf-shaped. Type 5 (New) [drawing]
(none)	(none)	1928,1009.267	(none)	(none)
7526F	(none)	1928,1009.268	(none)	[A-F] 6 arrowheads. Iron. Parts of wooden shaft remain. Late Kassite or Assyrian? Found with 2 silver earrings and pot type CXLIX.
(none)	(none)	1928,1009.269	(none)	(none)
8329A	(none)	1928,1009.271	(none)	[A-H] Copper arrowheads. 8 in all. Two slightly different types, one having a more angular shoulder than the other. The tangs fitted into reed shafts of which traces were visible in the soil (half of the blade of one missing: the others complete). [drawing of two types 1:1]
(none)	(none)	1928,1009.276	(none)	(none)
8549D	(none)	1928,1009.278	(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]
8457C	(none)	1928,1009.279	(none)	[A-E] 5 copper arrowheads. Thin flat blades with elongated tangs. Tip of one missing and rest complete. One broken and mended. [drawing 1:1]
8457A	(none)	1928,1009.280	(none)	[A-E] 5 copper arrowheads. Thin flat blades with elongated tangs. Tip of one missing and rest complete. One broken and mended [drawing] 1:1
8457B	(none)	1928,1009.281	(none)	[A-E] 5 copper arrowheads. Thin flat blades with elongated tangs. Tip of one missing and rest complete. One broken and mended. [drawing 1:1]
8457D	(none)	1928,1009.282	(none)	[A-E] 5 copper arrowheads. Thin flat blades with elongated tangs. Tip of one missing and rest complete. One broken and mended. [drawing 1:1]
8459A	(none)	1928,1009.283	(none)	[A-B] 2 copper pins Turned over heads Thick in section and rounded. [drawing]
(none)	(none)	1928,1009.284	(none)	(none)
(none)	(none)	1928,1009.286	(none)	(none)
(none)	(none)	1928,1009.337	(none)	(none)
10825B	(none)	1928,1010.320	(none)	Tomb Group. A. Copper helmet on [D] head. B. Copper spearhead. Type IV. [drawing] C. Copper spearhead, poker type Type I.
10826C	(none)	1928,1010.321	(none)	Tomb Group. A) Copper helmet on [D] skull. B) Spearhead, copper, poker type, Type I. C) Copper spearhead, point broken and missing. Type V. (without ribs or tang). [drawing]
9659	(none)	1928,1010.322	(none)	Copper Dagger Tang perforated to receive rivets
11135	(none)	1928,1010.324	(none)	Arrowhead. Copper. Flat blade. Short and slightly mended tang. Variant Type II. [drawing]
10476A	(none)	1928,1010.326	(none)	[A-B] Copper Tools 2 Corroded together Oval thin sheet: use uncertain [drawing] Type 2 (new)
(none)	(none)	1928,1010.329	(none)	(none)
(none)	(none)	1928,1010.330	(none)	(none)
9963A	(none)	1928,1010.331	(none)	[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]
(none)	(none)	1928,1010.332	(none)	(none)