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Half Armour of Don Gómez Suárez de Figueroa, 3rd Duke of Feria from Northern Italy dated to the Early 17th Century on display at the Army Museum in Toledo

The decorative icons of the ducal crowns, five pointed stars and the repeated letter F identify this piece as belonging to Don Gómez Suárez de Figueroa, 3rd Duke of Feria, a Spanish nobleman and military leader. He held the titles of Viceroy of Valencia in 1616, Governor of the Duchy of Milan in 1618, Viceroy and Captain General of Catalonia in 1629 and Governor of and Viceroy of Milan in 1630 where he was also member of the Council of War and of State.

While in this last position he led the Spanish forces against the Swiss city of Rheinfelden in 1633 which was being held by Swedish soldiers bolstered by Protestant French and German troops. This victory was part of a plan to allow the safe passage of Spanish soldiers through the Tyrol to support the Holy Roman Empire.

Foot-Combat Helm of Sir Giles Capel (1485–1556), Metropolitan Museum of Art: Arms and Armor

Rogers Fund, 1904 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Medium: Steel

Infantry Armor, Metropolitan Museum of Art: Arms and Armor

Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Medium: Steel, leather

Thatched roof with real horse skulls at the gable

Dagger (Katar) with Sheath, Metropolitan Museum of Art: Arms and Armor

Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Medium: Steel, silver, gold, leather, shark’s teeth

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Tibetan Sword

Dated 19th century

Measurements: overall length 88.5 cm

The sword features the typical straight, single-edged blade. The iron hilt has silver and brass decorations and a cabochon coral at the pommel. The wooden grip features silver wire binding, while the wooden scabbard is covered in green leather with silver mounts richly engraved with effigies of vine shoots on granulated ground, plus cabochon corals on the two bands.