Protective Collection (page 2)

Picture No. 12019818
Cycads - aka Japanese Sago Palms wrapped in straw to protect them from cold - Honmaru Garden, Nijo-ji Castle (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Kyoto, Japan. Date:

Amulet Container (Ga'u) 1900-1920
5304650 Amulet Container (Ga'u) 1900-1920.; (add.info.: Men wore this type of shrine-shaped amulet container when travelling, strapped to their waist or across a shoulder)

A porcupine
5312041 A porcupine; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a porcupine Porcupines are rodentian mammals with a coat of sharp spines, or quills, that protect against predators)

Engraving depicting a lead miner from Durham going to work
5309173 Engraving depicting a lead miner from Durham going to work; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a lead miner from Durham going to work)

Christian's fight with Appolyon. From The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan. 19th century print
2603551 Christian's fight with Appolyon. From The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan. 19th century print.; (add.info)

Engraving depicting an armed Polish Nobleman
3520832 Engraving depicting an armed Polish Nobleman; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an armed Polish Nobleman. Dated 18th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Photographic print of the Gargoyles on the west front of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame
3077790 Photographic print of the Gargoyles on the west front of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame; (add.info.: Photographic print of the Gargoyles on the west front of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame)

Photographic print of the Gargoyles on the west front of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame
3077789 Photographic print of the Gargoyles on the west front of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame; (add.info.: Photographic print of the Gargoyles on the west front of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame)

Battle Damaged Japanese M32 Helmet With Rope and Screw Pine Leaf Camouflage
3035085 Battle Damaged Japanese M32 Helmet With Rope and Screw Pine Leaf Camouflage; Private Collection; (add.info.: WW2 Battle Damaged Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces M32 Helmet With Rope)

Japan, Japanese Leather Tanker's helmet
3035081 Japan, Japanese Leather Tanker's helmet; Private Collection; (add.info.: WW2, Japan, Japanese Leather Tanker's helmet); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Japanese Infantry Helmet With Cloth Cover, Netting and Bamboo
3035352 Japanese Infantry Helmet With Cloth Cover, Netting and Bamboo; Private Collection; (add.info.: WW2, Japanese Infantry Helmet With Cloth Cover)

Japan, Japanese helmet m1932, Army, with black camouflage paint
3035165 Japan, Japanese helmet m1932, Army, with black camouflage paint; Private Collection; (add.info.: Japanese helmet m1932, Army)

Japan, Japanese steel helmet, Special Naval Landing Forces
3035129 Japan, Japanese steel helmet, Special Naval Landing Forces; Private Collection; (add.info.: Japanese steel helmet, Special Naval Landing Forces)

17th Century Cabasset Helmet
3056349 17th Century Cabasset Helmet ; Private Collection; (add.info.: Iron European Cabassett helmet dating from the 1st half of the 17th Century ); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2023

Shepherd guarding his flock at night. Under his arm are his bagpipes. He has two dogs with spiked protective collars to
532674 Shepherd guarding his flock at night. Under his arm are his bagpipes. He has two dogs with spiked protective collars to help him guard his animals

A porcupine
5312039 A porcupine; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a porcupine Porcupines are rodentian mammals with a coat of sharp spines, or quills, that protect against predators)

Amulet Container (Ga'u) 1900-1920
5304648 Amulet Container (Ga'u) 1900-1920.; (add.info.: Men wore this type of shrine-shaped amulet container when travelling, strapped to their waist or across a shoulder)

Tailpiece depicting an angel guarding a child from evil, 19th century
5309016 Tailpiece depicting an angel guarding a child from evil, 19th century; (add.info.: Tailpiece depicting an angel guarding a child from evil)

A mechanical catapult
5308082 A mechanical catapult.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a mechanical catapult wound up by a winch (right). When the rope was released

Protective clothing for cricketers
5308001 Protective clothing for cricketers.; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting suggested protective clothing to help the All England cricket team against the latest fast bowling. Dated 19th century)

Lawolo a masculine protective statue
2624186 Lawolo a masculine protective statue; (add.info.: Lawolo a masculine protective statue, used to scare an enemy from Nias, Indonesia)

A knight in armour worn during the 12th century. From A First Book of British History published 1925
3058510 A knight in armour worn during the 12th century. From A First Book of British History published 1925.; Photo © Hilary Morgan

A Roman soldier. From A First Book of British History published 1925
3058503 A Roman soldier. From A First Book of British History published 1925.; Photo © Hilary Morgan

Photographic print of the Gargoyles on the west front of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame
3077788 Photographic print of the Gargoyles on the west front of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame; (add.info.: Photographic print of the Gargoyles on the west front of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame)

The Gargoyles on the west front of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame
3078112 The Gargoyles on the west front of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame; (add.info.: Photographic print of the Gargoyles on the west front of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame)

19th Century bronze 6 pounder gun
3077526 19th Century bronze 6 pounder gun; (add.info.: 19th Century bronze 6 pounder gun. Dated 1813); Universal History Archive/UIG

19th Century bronze 6 pounder gun
3077525 19th Century bronze 6 pounder gun; (add.info.: 19th Century bronze 6 pounder gun. Dated 1813); Universal History Archive/UIG

Fencing movements
3253074 Fencing movements; (add.info.: Fencing movements. From Enciclopedia Ilustrada Segui, published c. 1900)

Japan, Japanese Army helmet with cloth cover and rope netting
3035169 Japan, Japanese Army helmet with cloth cover and rope netting; Private Collection; (add.info.: WW2, Japan, Japanese Army helmet with cloth cover and rope netting); © Don Troiani

World War II Japan, Special Naval Landing Forces (Marines) Tropical Pith or Sun Helmet
3035608 World War II Japan, Special Naval Landing Forces (Marines) Tropical Pith or Sun Helmet; Private Collection; (add.info.: World War II Japan)

A French cuirassier on sentry duty at the start of WWI in 1914, Soon after the use of both helmet
3502697 A French cuirassier on sentry duty at the start of WWI in 1914, Soon after the use of both helmet and breast plate was abolished, from The Pageant of the Century

The Russian Emigres, c. 1900 (oil on canvas)
1197487 The Russian Emigres, c. 1900 (oil on canvas) by Levy-Dhurmer, Lucien (1865-1953); 92.7x73.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christie's Images

A cat wearing a muzzle, gloves and boots trying to prevent the spread of disease
5310226 A cat wearing a muzzle, gloves and boots trying to prevent the spread of disease; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting a cat wearing a muzzle)

Engraving depicting James Bremner's breakwater ashore at Dundrum Bay
5309372 Engraving depicting James Bremner's breakwater ashore at Dundrum Bay; (add.info.: Engraving depicting James Bremner's breakwater ashore at Dundrum Bay)

Engraving depicting a lead miner from Durham going to work
5309172 Engraving depicting a lead miner from Durham going to work; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a lead miner from Durham going to work)

The Gargoyles on the west front of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame
3078114 The Gargoyles on the west front of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame; (add.info.: Photographic print of the Gargoyles on the west front of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame)

Japan, Japanese steel helmet, Special Naval Landing Forces
3035072 Japan, Japanese steel helmet, Special Naval Landing Forces; Private Collection; (add.info.: Japanese steel helmet, Special Naval Landing Forces)

Christian passing the Valley of the Shadow of Death. From The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan. 19th century print
2603550 Christian passing the Valley of the Shadow of Death. From The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan. 19th century print.; (add.info)

Warriors from The Gilbert Islands, Pacific Ocean. The Gilbert Islanders invented armour of coconut fibre to protect
3033717 Warriors from The Gilbert Islands, Pacific Ocean. The Gilbert Islanders invented armour of coconut fibre to protect themselves against spears furnished with shark's teeth

A reconstructed Roman ballista
5307967 A reconstructed Roman ballista.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a reconstructed Roman ballista, an engine used by ancient Romans to fire arrows. Dated 19th century)

A paper and bamboo sunshade
5310064 A paper and bamboo sunshade; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a paper and bamboo sunshade for use by soldiers and military observers in hot climates, particularly the Sudan)

Japan, Civil Defense Helmet
3035606 Japan, Civil Defense Helmet; Private Collection; (add.info.: World War II, Japan, Civil Defense Helmet); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Japan, Japanese helmet-Army- with string net cover
3035170 Japan, Japanese helmet-Army- with string net cover; Private Collection; (add.info.: Japanese helmet-Army- with string net cover for inserting foliage); © Don Troiani

Japan, helmet, M32 Army, with star on the front
3035074 Japan, helmet, M32 Army, with star on the front.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Japanese helmet, M32 Army, with star on the front. Basic Japanese helmet of WW2); © Don Troiani

woman reading by the shore as infant children are kept in protective baskets, 1849
3477993 woman reading by the shore as infant children are kept in protective baskets, 1849; (add.info.: A beach scene dated 1849 showing a woman reading by the shore as infant children are kept in)

Aboriginal shield from Western Australia
3520591 Aboriginal shield from Western Australia; (add.info.: Aboriginal shield from Western Australia. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Helmet, from Meyer's Lexicon, pub. 1927 (print)
3506041 Helmet, from Meyer's Lexicon, pub. 1927 (print) by German School, (20th century)

The Dymoke Suit of Armour of Sir Christopher Hatton. From The Connoisseur Magazine, published 1902
2968386 The Dymoke Suit of Armour of Sir Christopher Hatton. From The Connoisseur Magazine, published 1902.; Private Collection; Photo © Hilary Morgan

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"Guardians of the Ages: A Glimpse into Protective Forces" The enigmatic Plague Doctor, a symbol of protection during the 17th century, donned his beaked mask to shield against the deadly disease that ravaged Europe. In the serene Alaskan waters, a Northern Sea Otter mother cradles her young pup with unwavering care, showcasing nature's instinctive protective bond. Leon-Maxime Faivre's masterpiece "Deux meres (Two Mothers)" captures the essence of maternal protection and love in an exquisite 1888 artwork. Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, revered polar explorer, braved treacherous icy terrains to safeguard his crew during their ill-fated Antarctic expedition - epitomizing courage and guardianship. The mysterious figure known as The Kitchen-God stands watchfully in a 1922 creation by an unknown artist - believed to protect households from harm and ensure prosperity. As waves crash against its sturdy structure, the Netherlands' flood barrier shields communities from devastating floods; engineering marvels standing tall for collective safety. Delicate yet resilient diatoms under electron microscopy reveal intricate patterns that serve as natural armor for these microscopic organisms - nature's ingenious self-protection mechanism. A captivating Netsuke sculpture depicts a demon queller guarding against malevolent forces; crafted during Japan's Meiji Period as talismans offering spiritual protection. Floating effortlessly on tranquil Alaskan waters, a Northern Sea Otter rests serenely while relying on its thick fur coat for insulation and defense against cold elements. X-ray artwork unveils skeletal structures beneath our skin - reminding us how our bodies are protected by this hidden fortress of bones throughout our lives. Firefighters embody bravery and selflessness as they battle raging infernos to protect lives and property from devastation caused by merciless flames.