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Two bronze statuettes dated to the early 12th century BC, the so-called "horned god" and "ingot god", found in Enkomi, Cyprus have horned helmets. In Sardinia warriors with horned helmets are depicted in dozens of bronze figures and in the Mont'e Prama giant statues, similar to those of the Shardana warriors (and possibly belonging to the same people) depicted by the Egyptians.
The armor was invulnerable against fire, water and weapons. (Persian mythology) Golden Coat of Chainmail, part of Fafnir's treasure which Sigurd took after he slew the dragon. (Norse mythology) Green Armor, protects the wearer from physical injuries. (Arthurian legend) Kavacha, the armor of Karna that was granted to him by his father Surya at birth
A skull diagram of D. magnicornis by Douthitt (1917), whose identifications of skull bones closely match those of modern sources. The most distinctive features of this genus and its closest relatives were a pair of long protrusions or horns at the rear of the skull, giving the head a boomerang-like shape.
Draco and other war trophies depicted in the Hadrianeum in Rome Detail from the Ludovisi battle sarcophagus showing a draco (top right, above the horse's head). The Greek military writer Arrian describes the draco in his passage on cavalry training exercises, calling it "Scythian":
The Dacian draco was a military standard used by troops of the ancient Dacian people, which can be seen in the hands of the soldiers of Decebalus in several scenes depicted on Trajan's Column in Rome, Italy. This wind instrument has the form of a dragon with open wolf-like jaws containing several metal tongues.
Archaeologists have uncovered strangely deformed sheep skulls at an ancient Egyptian burial site, representing the oldest known example of humans modifying livestock horns.. Researchers also found ...
The Sutton Hoo helmet is a decorated Anglo-Saxon helmet found during a 1939 excavation of the Sutton Hoo ship-burial.It was buried around the years c. 620–625 AD and is widely associated with an Anglo-Saxon leader, King Rædwald of East Anglia; its elaborate decoration may have given it a secondary function akin to a crown.
The skulls were artificially elongated, a practice associated with elite members of society, archaeologists said. Decapitated skulls — full of cavities and gems — from ancient Maya uncovered ...