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A <n>Schembart visor</n> from the <n>Schembartlauf</n> carnival in Nuremberg, Germany, c. 1510.

A detail from <n>René Antoine Houasse</n>'s painting <n>Apollo and Daphne</n>, 1677.

<n>Portrait of a Lady wearing the Order of the Swan</n> (ca. 1480) by the <n>Master of the Mornauer Portrait</n>.

<n>L’Egide (Méduse)</n>, a bronze sculpture by <n>Christophe Charbonnel</n>, 2012.

The right gauntlet from the <n>Lion Armour</n> of <n>Henry II of France</n>, crafted in Paris around 1550.

<n>German</n> <n>breastplate</n>, ca. 1510–20, engraved with the badge of the counts of <n>Manderscheid-Blankenheim</n>.

Bronze <n>Head of an Akkadian Ruler</n>, thought to depict King <n>Sargon of Akkad</n>. 23rd century BC.

The <n>Hand of Sabazios</n>, a Roman bronze sculpture from the 2nd century, held at <n>The British Museum</n>.

<n>Sumerian</n> baked clay brick with an inscription from <n>Eannatum</n>, ruler of Lagash, ca. 2450 B.C.

Illustration of a <n>Labyrinth with Centaur</n> from the <n>Olla of Tagliatella</n>, an <n>Etruscan</n> vase. From <n>W. H. Matthews</n>' book.

<n>Portions of a Ceremonial Armor</n>, a French work from c. 1575–80, at <n>The Metropolitan Museum of Art</n>.

<n>Burgonet</n> helmet, ca. 1543, by Italian armorer <n>Filippo Negroli</n>.

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Colophon of Augustinus, Aurelius:De civitate dei

French <n>Portions of a Ceremonial Armor</n>, ca. 1575–80. On display at <n>The Metropolitan Museum of Art</n>.

A 1st-century AD <n>Roman gladiator helmet</n> in bronze, featured on the cover of the book <n>Gladiateurs: L'histoire et le mythe</n>.

Giclee Print: Gladiator Parade Helmet Made of Bronze from Pompeii, Naples Province, Italy : 12x9in

<n>Murmillo helmet from Pompeii</n>. Bronze, 1st century AD. Housed at the <n>National Archaeological Museum of Naples</n>.

GUIDED TOUR OF THE ANCIENT ROME   AND LESSON FOR BECOMING A GLADIATOR - GLADIATOR FOR A DAY AND A THREE-HOUR GUIDED TOUR IN ROME

<n>Armor of Ferdinand I</n>, created by armorer <n>Kunz Lochner</n> in 1549.

Detail from <n>Portrait of a Noblewoman</n> (c. 1550) by artist <n>Bartholomäus Bruyn the Elder</n>.

A Japanese Tsuba from the samurai era. Image via <n>Cosmos</n>.

Perpetual almanac, 17th century - Stock Image - C030/3724