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The Decoration of Tibetan Arms and Armor

August 1, 2007

By Donald J. La Rocca

The degree of ornamentation and the range of symbols found on Tibetan arms and armor can vary considerably, but generally the same decorative motifs found on other Tibetan objects and works of art, such as furniture, ritual implements, sculpture, and paintings, are seen on arms and armor.
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Dressing in Armor

September 18, 2021
Join a Met expert and learn how armor is mounted and displayed in the galleries. Focus on a unique set of armor that probably belonged to King Henry VIII of England.
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The armor that breaks away from all established standards

July 3, 2013

By Pierre Terjanian

"I look at armor as hollow, moving sculptures."
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A Visit to the Armor Galleries, 1924

October 23, 2012
In the 1920s The Met began to explore filmmaking as part of its educational program, and in 1924 it released two films about Arms and Armor.
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Islamic Arms and Armor

October 1, 2004

By Department of Arms and Armor

Islamic arms and armor were often decorated with a wide variety of Qur’anic passages and pious invocations, which functioned as expressions of piety, as powerful defenses in the form of talismans, or simply as visually pleasing ornament.
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The Decoration of European Armor

October 1, 2003

By Dirk H. Breiding

As part of Europe’s first standing army, the soldiers of the Roman Republic and empire were equipped with plain and serviceable armor of bronze or iron, and shields often painted with devices signifying the unit to which the soldier belonged.
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The Decoration of Arms and Armor

October 1, 2003

By Dirk H. Breiding

It was the use and function of the individual weapon or armor that determined why, how, and to what extent an object was decorated.
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Arms and Armor in Renaissance Europe

October 1, 2002

By Dirk H. Breiding

Although arms and armor are most commonly associated with warfare, both were used in other contexts, including hunting, tournaments, and as parade costume.
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Fire Gilding of Arms and Armor

July 1, 2007

By Edward Hunter

The gilt surface must be polished and burnished, but when complete it is bright and lustrous, a fitting decoration for masterwork arms and armor.
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Fashion in European Armor

October 1, 2004

By Dirk H. Breiding

Armor was subject not only to technical advances but also to changes in taste as well as aesthetic and artistic expression within each period of its development.
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Armor (Tatami Gusoku) with Sword, Sword Carrier, Dagger, and Spear

Date: 17th–18th century
Accession Number: 14.100.538a–k; 04.4.49, .50; 36.25.1753...

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Costume Armor and Sword in the Classical Style

Helmet includes original paper label of Hallé (French, Paris, active ca. 1780–1800)

Date: ca. 1788–90
Accession Number: 1988.65.1–.2; 1995.93a, b

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Armor Garniture of George Clifford (1558–1605), Third Earl of Cumberland

Made under the direction of Jacob Halder (British, master armorer at the royal workshops at Greenwich, documented in England 1558–1608)

Date: 1586
Accession Number: 32.130.6a–y

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Armor

Date: ca. 1400–1450 and later
Accession Number: 29.154.3

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Armor (Gusoku) with Box

Helmet bowl by Neo Masanobu 根尾正信 (Japanese, active early 18th century)

Date: 19th century; helmet bowl, early 18th century
Accession Number: 2023.735.5a–y

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Armored Cavalryman

Date: 18th–19th century
Accession Number: 36.25.25,.28,.351,.476,.583,.842,.2174...

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Helmet (Sallet)

Date: late 15th–early 16th century
Accession Number: 1983.413

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Armor (Gusoku)

Helmet signed by Bamen Tomotsugu (Japanese, Echizen province, Toyohara, active 18th century)

Date: 18th century
Accession Number: 2001.642

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Costume Armor in the Classical Style

Helmet includes original paper label of Hallé (French, Paris, active ca. 1780–1800)

Date: ca. 1788–90
Accession Number: 1988.65.1–.2

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Armored Cavalryman

Date: 18th–19th century
Accession Number: 36.25.2ii,.25,.351,.476,.583,.2461,...