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I am glad that my 'low cost' camera batteries have failed just before i entered the Metropolitan Museum. 'My' pictures were therefore taken by my illustrious host and his top quality camera.
Here are a few, for those who never visited this great Museum. ... starting with a set from the Alexandria Arsenal. . |
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From prehistory to late middle ages ... centered by a splendid Viking sword hilt.
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... And look at this guy with his attire.
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Some Islamic helmets ... and an axe.
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I love this one ... for 'proximity' reasons
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Japanese armour
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Excellent photos, I'd love to go there myself some day. I think I'd need a week though!
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How could i have missed this one ?
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Salaams fernando Brilliant pictures ! Great thread !! Any chance of having the relevant parts of this thread flicked over to the "Ethnographic" ...? Regards, Ibrahiim al Balooshi. ![]() |
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Hello Fernando, I am very happy that you have had the opportunity to visit such a great museum and now have such wonderful pictures and memories to take home. Thank you very much for sharing.
Regards, Robert |
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Cool, another person with a long line of Metropolitan pictures.
The one thing I found the Met was really great for was getting non-standard views of weapons. In some cases, the displays were deep enough that you could see the pieces from the side or bottom, rather than the iconic image that we've see in Stone's Glossary, which has pictures of many of those same weapons. Best, F |
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