Subject: cavalry warrior
Culture: Urartian
Setting: Armenia 9-8thc BC
Object: belt
* Museum of Fine Arts > Art of the Ancient World > Ancient Near East
"Fragment of an armor belt with horsemen and chariots
Urartian,
8th century B.C.
Bronze" ...
* Museum of Fine Arts > Art of the Ancient World > Ancient Near East
"Armor belt with animals and gods
Urartian,
8th-7th centuries B.C.
Bronze
Bronze belts such as this one were part of warriors' armor and were buried in their tombs. The belts were frequently decorated with fantastic animals, gods standing on the backs of animals, military processions, or hunt scenes -- all believed to give the wearer magical protection."
