Bronze statuettes depict different types of nuraghe warriors:
Archers was armed, with a bow to double curving. the bow was in a position to hitting its targets longest distance. For this its abiliity, the shardana archers used a directional auction in order to know the direction of the wind. The Shardana archers had armour,and horned helmet of bronze.
archer with bow double curved
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archer with directional auction
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archer at horse
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archer with sword
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heavy infantry it was distinguished, in swordman and man with "virga sardesca". both armed with, bronze helmet and armour. The swordman besides were equip with a circular shield. The shield had to the center a "umbone"(it was the element centers them of the shield that the Greeks called "omphalos") and it was made with bronze slabs. they had various types of sword.
swordman with shield
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One type it was the great sword to shape "of leaf of bay" or of other shape. The great sword extracted from the scabbard that was held in the shoulder like the japanese katana. An other type was the small swords probably from launch.
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Particular warriors was armed with “virga sardesca”.It was a bronze auction much thick one finished with aims curve. the historical sources (it came used from the sardinian also in the middle age) asserts that frightening one was an arm much but of it the use in not konwn.
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besides the cavalry it was composed from wagons like the old Egyptians as one is looked at statue of bronze to the museum of Cagliari.
finally every warrior carried a dagger in the chest. the dagger had one typicall hilt with the cross guard to right angle. together to horned helmet it is the main symbol of the nuragic warrior
a soldier with sling and dagger
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a head tribe with dagger and main sword
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