Helmets and Body Armour in New Kingdom Egypt

Alberto Maria Pollastrini is a member of the Research Unit AOROC – Archaeology & Philology of the East and West at Paris Sciences and Letters University, France. He specializes in Egyptian and Western Asiatic warfare and hoplology, in particular from the New Kingdom and Late Period.

• List of IllustrationsPrefaceAcknowledgementsList of AbbreviationsIntroduction1. Reception and Diffusion of Personal Protections during the 18th Dynasty2. Personal Protective Equipment during the Ramesside Period3. The Manufacture of Protective Gear in New Kingdom Egypt4. Egyptian Terminology Related to Protective GearConclusionsAppendix I: Helmests as Depicted in Egyptian Art during the 18th DynastyAppendix II: Helmets as Depicted in Egyptian Art during the Ramesside PeriodAppendix III: Corslets as Depicted in Egyptian Art during the New KingdomNotesBibliographyIndex

Alberto Pollastrini’s study is the first in-depth approach covering all the facets of the armor of the Egyptian army during the New Kingdom. It breaks new ground with respect to the advances in its style, technique and use for the protection of soldiers during the heyday of the Egypt’s empire. In fact, this volume, providing fresh and new interpretations, is particularly important for the development and application of metallurgy and leather working at this time in Egypt owing to cross-cultural interactions between Egypt and Western Asia.