Resource Spotlight | “The Gods of War: Sacred Imagery and the Decoration of Arms and Armor” by Donald J. LaRocca

Kris with Sheath, the hilt representing Batara Bayu | Bali 19th century Fletcher Fund, 1928 © The Metropolitan Museum of Art — Kris with Sheath, the hilt representing Batara Bayu | Bali
19th century
Fletcher Fund, 1928
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Gods of War

Sacred Imagery and the Decoration of Arms and Armor

by Donald J. LaRocca

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Kris with Sheath | Bali 19th century The Collection of Giovanni P. Morosini, presented by his daughter Giulia, 1932 © The Metropolitan Museum of Art — Kris with Sheath | Bali
19th century
The Collection of Giovanni P. Morosini, presented by his daughter Giulia, 1932
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gauntlet Sword (Pata) | hilt, India, Thanjavur; blade, Europe hilt, 17th–18th century; blade, 18th century Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935 © The Metropolitan Museum of Art — Gauntlet Sword (Pata) | hilt, India, Thanjavur; blade, Europe
hilt, 17th–18th century; blade, 18th century
Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Kris and Sheath | Javanese or Sumatran (Banten Sultanate) 16th century Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935 © The Metropolitan Museum of Art — Kris and Sheath | Javanese or Sumatran (Banten Sultanate)
16th century
Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Mask (Sōmen) Representing a Tengu | Japan 18th century Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935 © The Metropolitan Museum of Art — Mask (Sōmen) Representing a Tengu | Japan
18th century
Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Kris | Bali 18th–19th century Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935 © The Metropolitan Museum of Art — Kris | Bali
18th–19th century
Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Kris with Sheath, the hilt representing Batara Bayu | Bali 19th century Fletcher Fund, 1928 © The Metropolitan Museum of Art — Kris with Sheath, the hilt representing Batara Bayu | Bali
19th century
Fletcher Fund, 1928
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dagger (Katar) | India, Thanjavur; blade, Europe 17th century Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935 © The Metropolitan Museum of Art — Dagger (Katar) | India, Thanjavur; blade, Europe
17th century
Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Kris | Bali 18th–19th century Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935 © The Metropolitan Museum of Art — Kris | Bali
18th–19th century
Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Knife (Barong) with Sheath | Philippine, Jolo Island or Zamboanga Peninsula 19th century Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935 © The Metropolitan Museum of Art — Knife (Barong) with Sheath | Philippine, Jolo Island or Zamboanga Peninsula
19th century
Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Spearhead | India 16th century Rogers Fund, 1920 © The Metropolitan Museum of Art — Spearhead | India
16th century
Rogers Fund, 1920
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dagger (Katar) | India, Thanjavur; blade, Europe 17th century Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935 © The Metropolitan Museum of Art — Dagger (Katar) | India, Thanjavur; blade, Europe
17th century
Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Blade and Mounting for a Double-Edged Dagger (Ken) | Japan blade, late 12th–early 13th century; mounting, 14th century H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929 © The Metropolitan Museum of Art — Blade and Mounting for a Double-Edged Dagger (Ken) | Japan
blade, late 12th–early 13th century; mounting, 14th century
H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Author | Donald J. LaRocca
Publisher | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Date of Publication | 1996

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