pilgrim sign crowned heart amours valenciennes 14th century bronze Maliënkolders around the late 12th to

around the late 12th to early 13th century

The ear dagger or main gauche was used with the left hand while the rapier was wielded in the right hand

tight-fitting men's jacket that was mainly worn in the 16th and 17th centuries

This upper leg armor is made after the upper leg pieces of the Avant armor

a back plate and two tassets

pilgrim sign crowned heart amours valenciennes 14th century bronze Maliënkolders around the late 12th toThis sign in the shape of a crowned heart with the banderole text 'Amours' is modeled on a French pilgrim sign from the period 1350 1424, which is now kept in the Muse des Beaux Arts in Valenciennes. The inscription 'Amours' (love) appears more often on medieval signs and indicates use as a love gift. The heart symbol itself goes back to stylized fig and ivy leaves from ancient times, and appeared increasingly in love scenes from the 12th 13th century