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AIC: Arms, Armor, Medieval, and Renaissance (Bot)
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Sharing artworks from the AIC's Arms, Armor, Medieval, and Renaissance department.
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Close Helmet https://www.artic.edu/artworks/112077/
George F. Harding Collection
December 4, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Hispano-Moresque Lusterware Plate with Griffin https://www.artic.edu/artworks/25376/
Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection
December 4, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Smallsword Carrier https://www.artic.edu/artworks/117047/
George F. Harding Collection
December 4, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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Wheellock from a Rifle https://www.artic.edu/artworks/116779/
George F. Harding Collection
December 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Crossbow https://www.artic.edu/artworks/116813/
Strong enough to pierce through mail or plate armor at close ranges, the crossbow was a formidable weapon on the late medieval battlefield. In the fifteenth century, most bows like this example were made of joined pieces of horn, bone, and sinew bound by animal-skin glue and covered in a layer of painted birch bark to make them waterproof. The worn condition of this bow has made its layers visible. The added steel plate at the front of the bow to hold the bolt (arrow) is a later repair, suggesting this crossbow had a long working life in an Austrian or German arsenal or armory—possibly well into the end of the fifteenth century. George F. Harding Collection
December 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Dish https://www.artic.edu/artworks/88439/
Gift of Mrs. Chauncey McCormick
December 3, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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Pendant with an Armed Centaur https://www.artic.edu/artworks/111815/
Gift of Marilynn B. Alsdorf
December 3, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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Halberd https://www.artic.edu/artworks/106500/
George F. Harding Collection
December 2, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Dagger https://www.artic.edu/artworks/116965/
George F. Harding Collection
December 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Sallet https://www.artic.edu/artworks/112068/
George F. Harding Collection
December 2, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Jug with Bartoli Coat of Arms https://www.artic.edu/artworks/51585/
Kate S. Buckingham Endowment
December 2, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Sword https://www.artic.edu/artworks/117148/
George F. Harding Collection
December 2, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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Pair of Armored Reins https://www.artic.edu/artworks/116232/
George F. Harding Collection
December 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Peytral and Lower Neck Defense of a Horse Armor https://www.artic.edu/artworks/111769/
George F. Harding Collection
December 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Partisan https://www.artic.edu/artworks/106488/
George F. Harding Collection
December 1, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Cup-Hilted Rapier https://www.artic.edu/artworks/106249/
George F. Harding Collection
December 1, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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Pair of Flintlock Pistols https://www.artic.edu/artworks/116546/
George F. Harding Collection
November 30, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Great Basinet (Kolbenturnierhelm) https://www.artic.edu/artworks/112079/
George F. Harding Collection
November 30, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Composite Dagger https://www.artic.edu/artworks/117044/
George F. Harding Collection
November 30, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Mitten Gauntlet for the Left Hand https://www.artic.edu/artworks/116431/
George F. Harding Collection
November 30, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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Hunting Plug Bayonet with Eating Utensils https://www.artic.edu/artworks/106230/
George F. Harding Collection
November 30, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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Curb Bit https://www.artic.edu/artworks/106322/
George F. Harding Collection
November 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Pendant with the Bust of a Woman https://www.artic.edu/artworks/119251/
Gift of Marilynn B. Alsdorf
November 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Breastplate https://www.artic.edu/artworks/116346/
George F. Harding Collection
November 29, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Estoc https://www.artic.edu/artworks/117124/
George F. Harding Collection
November 29, 2025 at 10:32 AM