Laufer, Berthold, 1874-1934 · Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History · leaf 150
ang fu, Hu-peiProvince (Tsin shu, Ch. 81, p. 6). Defensive Armor of the Han Period 213 Han were of that metal then most generally employed, — copper. Anda number of perforated, thin copper plates exhumed in the environmentof Si-ngan fu from a grave of that epoch tends to confirm this opinion.These… … FlG. 33. Sketches of Helmets (from Tu shu Isi ching which reproduced them from Wu pei chi),representing the Tradition of the Ming Period. tion of the ancient scale armor kiai discussed at the end of the previouschapter. The scales in the latter were cut out of leather: in the thirdand second…
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