The Met Playing Cards -- Armour

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Product Type PLAYING CARDS

Brand LINGO

item number 53529

The Met presents these one-of-a-kind playing cards inspired by the Museum's holdings. Arms and armor have appeared in virtually every culture through the millennia, though their styles, materials, and applications are vast. Comprising some 14,000 objects, this specialized collection is one of the most comprehensive of its kind. From a magnificent Japanese mask (1745) bearing the ferocious face of Jikokuten, one of the Four Kings of Heaven, to an exquisitely decorated British suit of gold and steel (1527) probably forged for King Henry VIII, this deck presents highlights and hidden gems of the Museum's renowned Department of Arms and Armor.