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Pauldrons

Scope note

Plate armor for the shoulders and upper arms, consisting either of one large plate shaped to the shoulder or several articulated lames, extending at the front and rear to protect the armpits and often the shoulder blades.

This term has 81 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Object name

Getty AAT term number

300036866

Broader Terms used

<body armor: upper extremities>

Narrower Terms used

pauldron
spaudlers

Term used for

pouldrons

Equivalent Terms used

pauldron

Created

13yrs ago

Connected records

Collar

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Gauntlets

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown (Possibly)

Cuirass

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown (Probable)

Cuirass

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown (Probably)

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