In our modern world, arms and armor reign supreme in the fantasy realms of pop culture—on the big screen, in TV shows, and even in video games. One of the world’s largest private collections of arms and armor holds more than 6,000 objects, spanning 6,000 years. It includes pre-Middle Age Viking swords, a rare ancient Greek iron cuirass (breastplate), and one of the best examples in the world of a Chalcidian bronze helmet (ca. 450 B.C.E.). While the owner of these objects prefers to remain anonymous, Nick Richey, “keeper of the arms,” introduces the collection and discusses avenues of preservation that range from traditional restoration to cutting-edge digitization for a burgeoning metaverse.
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