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)	(none)	B17320	(none)
(none)	(none)	(none)	B17397	(none)
(none)	(none)	(none)	B17518	(none)
(none)	30-12-486D	(none)	(none)	(none)
10000	(none)	(none)	(none)	Gold Wig. Of Mes-kalam-dug. A casque of hammered gold with engraved detail representing the hair and beard. The hair on top of the head is in long combed and slightly waved tresses coming from a parting which goes right across from front to back down to the ears: it has a long tress bound round the head by a narrow ribbon, and below this are two rows of looped curls: at the back it is gathered into a small chignon: below the looped curls come formal pendant curls 2 rows at the back of the head and 4 rows (for whiskers) in front of the ears. The interior was fitted with a padded cap fastened on by small holes round the edge of the metal: fragments of wool and cloth were found inside. [drawing]
10023	(none)	(none)	(none)	Spear The head is of copper, leaf-shaped with parallel ribbing The upper part of the haft is plated with gold in imitation of jointed bamboo The lower part of the haft was plain wood
10045A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-F] Lance-heads Copper Six of a type Hollow socketted with small barbs and [drawing] very long slender tip, round in section. Type VII B
10045B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-F] Lance-heads Copper Six of a type Hollow socketted with small barbs and [drawing] very long slender tip, round in section. Type VII B
10045C	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-F] Lance-heads Copper Six of a type Hollow socketted with small barbs and [drawing] very long slender tip, round in section. Type VII B
10045D	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-F] Lance-heads Copper Six of a type Hollow socketted with small barbs and [drawing] very long slender tip, round in section. Type VII B
10045E	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-F] Lance-heads Copper Six of a type Hollow socketted with small barbs and [drawing] very long slender tip, round in section. Type VII B
10045F	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-F] Lance-heads Copper Six of a type Hollow socketted with small barbs and [drawing] very long slender tip, round in section. Type VII B
10046A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Copper Lance-heads (2) resembling U.10045, but longer: hollow socketted with small barbs (1 - broken) Type VII.
10046B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Copper Lance-heads (2) resembling U.10045, but longer: hollow socketted with small barbs (1 - broken) Type VII.
10047	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Lance-head [drawing] Type I
10048	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Spearhead Very much like U.10047, but with a narrower and thicker blade Type I
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
10049F	(none)	(none)	(none)	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)
10049G	(none)	(none)	(none)	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)
10049H	(none)	(none)	(none)	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)
10049I	(none)	(none)	(none)	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)