HELMET

Hungarian armament of the 16th century.

Bronze Greek helmet from Athienou, Cyprus. Hellenistic period. Archaeological Museum of Nicosia, Cyprus.

Chilta hazar masha (coat of a thousand nails), kulah khud (helmet), bazu band (arm guards). Indian armored clothing made from layers of fabric faced with velvet and studded with numerous small brass nails, which were often gilded. Fabric armor was very popular in India because metal became very hot under the Indian sun. This example has additional armor plates in the chest, arms and thigh area. Shown before and after restoration. The State Hermitage Museums, St Petersburg Russia.

Chainmaille with plate breasts. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!!

Оригинал взят у kadykchanskiy в Железные шапки Это так Песенка прикольная. Ну а если серьёзно Что происходит с металлом, зарытым в землю, и пролежавшим в ней какие - нибудь 40-50 лет? А вот в каком состоянии откапывают стальные шлемы, оставшиеся в сырой земле, после Великой…

Scythian Gold (Gold helmet of Perederijewa Mogila, 4thc BC, Ukrainian Museum of Historical Treasures, Kiev )

Temple Hangers (pair) 4 th century B.C. Sadzeguri, Akhalgori treasure. Hangers are completely decorated with granulation. It is considered as the local production. In 1908 the Akhalgori treasure was discovered by the local population. It is supposed that so called Akhalgori treasure was the part of the sepulcher of nobles. Objects found show the influence of Hellenistic art, since it multiplies the spread of the Greek colonies on the coast of Colchis in the Black Sea in all the ancient...

Portrait of King Seuthes III , 310 – 300 BCE. Bronze, with copper, alabaster, and glass for the eyes, 12 5/8 × 11 × 11 in. National Archaeological Institute with Museum – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia. VEX.2024.2.159. Photo: Todor Dimitrov The...