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Besagews

Scope note

Small pieces of plate armor, usually round or oval, attached by straps, rivets, or laces to upper body armor such as pauldrons, spaudlers, and vambraces, to protect the open joints at the armpits and elbows.

This term has 11 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Object name

Getty AAT term number

3000224809

Broader Terms used

<armor components>

Equivalent Terms used

besagew

Created

13yrs ago

Connected records

Spaudlers

Maker(s)

Unknown (Possibly)

Mail sabatons

Maker(s)

Unknown (Possibly)

Greaves

Maker(s)

Unknown (Probably)

Gauntlets

Maker(s)

Unknown (Possibly)

Cuisses

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown (Possibly)

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