Asian & Oriental Arms — 19th century — 1800s (set 2 of 2)

About this collection

This is the second of two product sets covering the 1800s Asian arms holdings, comprising 131 objects across 353 images in 58 ZIP assets. Together with set 1, these two products provide comprehensive coverage of the Royal Armouries' Asian arms holdings from the first decade of the 19th century, capturing the full breadth of traditions represented across the Class XXVI collection from this period.

Why it matters

Taken together, both 1800s Asian arms sets provide exceptional comparative scope across the full range of Asian and Oriental arms traditions at a specific moment in history. The consistency of dating enables researchers to compare the state of arms craft across multiple traditions at the same point in time.

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

Collection stats

58 assets · 131 objects · 353 images · 19th century — 1800s