Chinese armour

Galleries

Armour gallery

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  Qin dynasty limestone helmet and armour, used as grave goods
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  Han scale armour
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  Nanyue iron lamellar armour (original and replica)
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  Northern Wei shield warrior wearing cord and plaque
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  Sui dynasty warrior with shield
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  Tang dynasty soldier in lamellar armour
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  Tang warrior wearing cord and plaque armour
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  Tang stone relief depicting mountain pattern armour
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  Tang soldier wearing a tiger cap
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  Song dynasty swordsman in mail, mountain pattern, and lamellar armour
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  Lamellar armoured axeman, Song dynasty
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  Tomb guardian with mountain pattern coif and lamellar skirt, Song dynasty
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  Yuan dynasty depiction of Wei Tuo in mountain pattern armour
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  Yuan statue wearing mountain pattern armour
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  Ming soldiers wielding tridents in brigandine armour
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  Ming tomb guardian in mountain pattern armour
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  Late Southern Ming lamellar armour
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  Late Southern Ming lamellar armour
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  Qing dynasty mail armour
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  Qing scale armour with lion head shoulder guards
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  Lion head shoulder guard, Qing dynasty

Helmet gallery

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  Shang dynasty helmet
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  Warring States helmet
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  Warring States conical helmet
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  Han dynasty lamellar helmet
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  Han bronze helmet (
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  Northern and Southern dynasties helmet
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  Iron Yuan dynasty helmet
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  Yuan helmet
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  Ming dynasty helmet
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  Ming helmet
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  Jurchen helmet
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  Qing dynasty mail armour and helmet
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  Qing ceremonial helmet
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  Qing helmet with mask, a dao, and a sword in its scabbard

Shield gallery

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  Warring States shield (94.2 cm tall, 60 cm wide, 0.3 cm thick)
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  Han shieldbearer
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  NS dynasties shieldbearer
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  NS dynasties shieldbearer
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  Northern Qi shieldbearer
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  Eastern Wei shieldbearers
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  Eastern Wei shieldbearers
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  Southern dynasties soldiers with bows and shields
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  Tang shieldbearers
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  Tang shieldbearer
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  Northern Song soldiers with shields
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  Song soldier holding a large shield with spikes on top
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  Ming "wolf troops" holding shields
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  Ming soldiers with shields
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  Ming "rattan" shield
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  Ming shield with fire arrow holders
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  Ming shield equipped with fire lances
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  Ming soldiers with rattan shields
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  Ming swallow tail shield
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  Ming pushing shield
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  Ming hand shield

Cavalry armour gallery

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  Warring States lacquered leather horse armour
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  Qin cavalry
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  Han cavalry
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  Han cavalry
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  Northern Wei cavalry
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  Northern Wei cavalry
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  Northern Wei cavalry
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  Northern Wei cavalry
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  Northern Wei caparisoned horse
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  Western Wei cavalry
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  Northern Qi cavalry
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  Tang dynasty cavalry
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  Close up of Tang cavalryman's helmet and armour
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  Tang cavalry
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  Liao dynasty cavalry armour
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  Liao cavalry (Khitans)
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  Song dynasty cavalry
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  Song cavalry
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  Ming dynasty cavalry
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  Ming armoured cavalry
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  Qing dynasty cavalry