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)
9519A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Arrowheads Copper Slender, with small barbs and solid tangs Type [struck out: XI?] Type 2(new)
9519B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Arrowheads Copper Slender, with small barbs and solid tangs Type [struck out: XI?] Type 2(new)
9572	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Arrow(?) head Poker type, square in section with short solid tang Arrow type 8 [drawing] 1:1
9573A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Copper arrowheads The head is flat: the long shaft is rectangular in section: the last 4 centimetres show marks of binding & insertion in shaft. (one example bent and the end of the shaft missing) [drawing] 1:1 Arrow type 2 Type VII
9573B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Copper arrowheads The head is flat: the long shaft is rectangular in section: the last 4 centimetres show marks of binding & insertion in shaft. (one example bent and the end of the shaft missing) [drawing] 1:1 Arrow type 2 Type VII
9659	(none)	1928,1010.322	(none)	Copper Dagger Tang perforated to receive rivets
9701	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper spear Tang rounded in section Rib runs vertically down middle of blade Type III [drawing]
9856	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Spear. Butt end. Square in section. Type VI. [drawing]
9902	(none)	225	(none)	Copper Spearhead Poker type rectangular action with bevelled edges short square tang Type VI
9903	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Spearhead Type__
9911A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Lance-heads Poker type with square section and short tang (one broken) Type__
9911B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Lance-heads Poker type with square section and short tang (one broken) Type__
9911C	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Lance-heads Poker type with square section and short tang (one broken) Type__
9912A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Copper arrowheads two, barbed and hollow socketted (both broken) [drawing] 1:1 Type VIIB
9912B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Copper arrowheads two, barbed and hollow socketted (both broken) [drawing] 1:1 Type VIIB
9913	(none)	(none)	B17343	Copper Object Long slender rod, one end flattened to a chisel shape, probably for hafting, the other end slenderer and curled. All over the curled end there are marks of binding with fine string or sinew. To it is attached part of a second perhaps similar rod. [drawing]
9918A	(none)	(none)	B17586	[A-B] Copper arrow butts 2 (one broken) [drawing]
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]
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