Asian & Oriental Arms — 19th century — 1870s
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About this collection
This collection covers 8 Asian arms objects from the 1870s, delivered across 25 images in 8 ZIP assets. The 1870s represents the height of Victorian imperial collecting enthusiasm — British campaigns in Africa, Asia, and the Pacific brought an unprecedented range of non-Western arms into British collections, and the Royal Armouries benefited from this flow through gifts, purchases, and transfers from other institutions.
Why it matters
The 1870s imperial collecting context gives Asian arms from this decade particular historical significance — each object potentially carries a specific acquisition story connecting British imperial activity to the arms traditions of cultures across Asia and beyond.
Use cases & time to value
- Asian material culture research: Primary visual source for comparative study of arms traditions across Asia
- AI training: Diverse labelled dataset spanning Japanese, Indian, Ottoman, Persian, and Southeast Asian traditions
- Game & film production design: Accurate reference for Asian historical settings across multiple periods
- Publishing & editorial: Ready-to-license museum-quality imagery for books on Asian arms and military history
- Museum education: High-quality imagery for galleries and programmes on non-European arms traditions
Data schema
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| object_number | string | Royal Armouries catalogue number (XXVI. prefix + sequence) |
| object_name | string | Standardised object type name as catalogued |
| class | string | XXVI (Asian & Oriental Arms) |
| period | string | 19th century — 1870s |
| image_filename | string | Original filename as catalogued |
| image_format | string | tif, jpg, or bmp |
| width_px | integer | Image width in pixels |
| height_px | integer | Image height in pixels |
| file_size_bytes | integer | Uncompressed file size in bytes |
Collection stats
8 assets · 8 objects · 25 images · 19th century — 1870s
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