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==Question: Is the armor described in the Book of Mormon consistent with armor used in ancient Mesoamerica?== | ==Question: Is the armor described in the Book of Mormon consistent with armor used in ancient Mesoamerica?== | ||
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− | [[Image:Quilted_armor_Metropolitan.jpg|thumb|none|"The garment worn by this figure is believed to represent the quilted armor worn by warriors, but the elaboration of the costume and its accoutrements suggest a figure of high rank and noble status." Costumed Figure, 7th–8th century | + | [[Image:Quilted_armor_Metropolitan.jpg|thumb|none|"The garment worn by this figure is believed to represent the quilted armor worn by warriors, but the elaboration of the costume and its accoutrements suggest a figure of high rank and noble status." Costumed Figure, 7th–8th century—Mexico; Maya Ceramic, pigment; H. 11 17/32 in. (29.3 cm) (1979.206.953) – [http://www.metmuseum.org Metropolitan Museum of Art] Note the pectoral ("breast plate"). ''Note that this figure post-dates the Nephite period.'']] |
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[[Image:Quilted_armor_WiBoM01.jpg|thumb|none|From William J. Hamblin, “Armor in the Book of Mormon", p. 413; in ''Warfare in the Book of Mormon'', edited by Stephen D. Ricks & William J. Hamblin, (Provo, Utah: Deseret Book Co. and FARMS, 1990). Note the arm shields and pectoral. ''Note that this figure post-dates the Nephite period.'']] | [[Image:Quilted_armor_WiBoM01.jpg|thumb|none|From William J. Hamblin, “Armor in the Book of Mormon", p. 413; in ''Warfare in the Book of Mormon'', edited by Stephen D. Ricks & William J. Hamblin, (Provo, Utah: Deseret Book Co. and FARMS, 1990). Note the arm shields and pectoral. ''Note that this figure post-dates the Nephite period.'']] | ||
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Book of Mormon armor does not match the type of armor that Joseph Smith would have been familiar with, nor does it reflect European styles of armor:
19 And when the armies of the Lamanites saw that the people of Nephi, or that Moroni, had prepared his people with breastplates and with arm–shields, yea, and also shields to defend their heads, and also they were dressed with thick clothing—Alma 43:19
This description matches Mesoamerican quilted armor:
![]() "The garment worn by this figure is believed to represent the quilted armor worn by warriors, but the elaboration of the costume and its accoutrements suggest a figure of high rank and noble status." Costumed Figure, 7th–8th century—Mexico; Maya Ceramic, pigment; H. 11 17/32 in. (29.3 cm) (1979.206.953) – Metropolitan Museum of Art Note the pectoral ("breast plate"). Note that this figure post-dates the Nephite period. |
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