Tutankhamun's armour? -- myArmoury.com

Isaac D Rainey · Posted: Mon 11 Apr, 2016 3:35 pm Post subject: Tutankhamun's armour?

Are there any better photos of Tutankhamun's armour? The only image I have been able to find is the pictures took during the 20s when his tomb was open.

http://www.griffith.ox.ac.uk/gri/carter/burton/p1304.jpg

Dan Howard · Posted: Mon 11 Apr, 2016 3:50 pm Post subject:

Tom Hulit examined it for his thesis but, by the time he got his hands on it, the Egyptians had managed to lose most of it and allowed the rest to deteriorate beyond recognition. His paper has photos and illustrations of what was left.

T. D. Hulit, Late Bronze Age Scale Armour in the Near East. Ph.D., Durham University (2002).

If you can't find the original paper then a summary of his work is in my book
http://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Bronze-Age-Mil...ent/p/3272

Dan Howard · Posted: Mon 11 Apr, 2016 3:55 pm Post subject:

The British Library has it through ethos
http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?did=1&...hos.247577

Eric S · Posted: Mon 11 Apr, 2016 5:57 pm Post subject: Re: Tutankhamun's armour?

Dan Howard · Posted: Mon 11 Apr, 2016 6:33 pm Post subject:

Todd Feinman made a very good reconstruction of Egyptian hide scale armour for Mike Loades.
http://z8.invisionfree.com/Bronze_Age_Center/...topic=1719

Todd is a member here and probably knows more than most about this armour. If you are planning to make a reconstruction then he would be the man to talk to.

Isaac D Rainey · Posted: Mon 11 Apr, 2016 9:41 pm Post subject:

Thank you guys very much for the information. It is sad that the armour is destroyed, but the drawings and tomb painting really help.

Dan Howard · Posted: Mon 11 Apr, 2016 10:31 pm Post subject:

The tomb painting won't really help you make a reconstruction.The sleeves can't be attached like that and the neck isn't right. Todd can tell you how to do it properly.