Horse Equipment — 13th century
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About this collection
This collection contains a single horse equipment object from the 13th century, documented across 1 image in 1 ZIP asset. A dated 13th-century horse equipment piece in a national museum collection is extraordinarily rare — the combination of organic materials and iron making such objects highly susceptible to deterioration.
Why it matters
The 13th century is the era of the fully armoured crusading knight and the destrier bred to carry armoured riders — yet almost no horse equipment from this period survives. A single documented example from the Royal Armouries' collection is of exceptional scholarly significance.
Use cases & time to value
- Historical production design: Accurate horse armour and equipment reference for period film, game, and theatrical productions
- Equestrian history research: Study of horse armour, cavalry equipment, and horsemanship traditions
- AI training: Labelled horse equipment dataset for object-recognition models
- Publishing & editorial: Ready-to-license museum-quality imagery for equestrian history reference works
- Museum education: High-quality imagery for gallery programmes on mounted warfare
Data schema
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| object_number | string | Royal Armouries catalogue number (VI. prefix + sequence) |
| object_name | string | Standardised object type name as catalogued |
| class | string | VI (Horse Equipment) |
| period | string | 13th century |
| 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
1 assets · 1 objects · 1 images · 13th century
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