Connections: Reverence

Armorer Hermes Knauer reminisces about some of the beautiful objects he has rescued and on the spirituality of craftsmanship.

July 12, 2011

4 min. watch

"Sometimes it just takes a little bit of a sparkle of gold or a little bit of silver to kind of reveal that once this was golden."

Armorer Hermes Knauer reminisces about some of the beautiful objects he has rescued and on the spirituality of craftsmanship.

Art Mentioned

Burgonet, Filippo Negroli Italian, Steel, gold, textile, Italian, Milan — Burgonet
Armorer Filippo Negroli
dated 1543

Saber with Scabbard, Steel, gold, silver, jade (nephrite), diamonds, emeralds, pearls, grip, Indian; guard, scabbard, and decoration on blade, Turkish; blade, Iranian — Saber with Scabbard
grip, Indian; guard, scabbard, and decoration on blade, Turkish; blade, Iranian
grip, 18th or 19th century; guard and scabbard, 19th century; blade, dated A.H. 1099/1688 CE; decoration on blade, 19th century

Blade for a Sword (Katana), Etchū no kami Fujiwara Takahira Japanese, Steel, Japanese — Blade for a Sword (Katana)
Swordsmith Inscribed Etchū no kami Fujiwara Takahira
dated June 1622

Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense), Iron, leather, gold, silver, brass or copper alloy, textile, Tibetan or Mongolian — Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
Tibetan or Mongolian
late 15th–early 17th century

Shirt of Mail and Plate of Emperor Shah Jahan (reigned 1624–58), Steel, iron, gold, leather, Indian — Shirt of Mail and Plate of Emperor Shah Jahan (reigned 1624–58)
Indian
dated A.H. 1042/1632–33 CE

Ten Elements for East Window of an Architectural Ensemble from a Jain Meeting Hall, Teak with traces of color, India (Gujarat, Patan) — Ten Elements for East Window of an Architectural Ensemble from a Jain Meeting Hall
India (Gujarat, Patan)
last quarter of 16th century

Diana and the Stag, Joachim Friess, Partially gilded silver, enamel, jewels (case); iron, wood (movement), German, Augsburg — Diana and the Stag
Joachim Friess
ca. 1620

Bronze chariot inlaid with ivory, Bronze, ivory, Etruscan — Bronze chariot inlaid with ivory
Etruscan
2nd quarter of the 6th century BCE

Helmet with divine figures beneath a bird with outstretched wings, Bronze, gold foil over bitumen, Elamite — Helmet with divine figures beneath a bird with outstretched wings
Elamite
ca. 1500–1100 BCE

Statuette of a Royal (?) Woman with the Cartouches of Necho II on her Arms, Silver — Statuette of a Royal (?) Woman with the Cartouches of Necho II on her Arms
610–595 BCE

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