Soldier of Life Guards Regiment at Military Parade parade in London, UK

Soldier of the Blues and Royals Regiment on guard duty in London, United Kingdom

Fijian warrior withhis face painted in the traditional manner and wearing a breastplate while attending a tribal gathering in Fiji, South Pacific

Horseguard at Pardo Palace in Madrid, Spain

Samba Dancer at the Carnival Parade in Niteroi, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America

Man at a Sing Sing tribal gathering Papua New Guinea, South Pacific

Soldier of the Life Guards Regiment on guard duty in London, United Kingdom

Guard of Honour at Quirinale Palace, Rome, Italy.

Horse with breastplate, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Ceremonial guard at Quirinale Palace, Rome, Italy.

Male Japanese Kendo fighter kneeling on floor, wearing breastplate and tying headscarf, looking at camera, Kyushu, Japan

Male Japanese Kendo fighter kneeling on floor, fastening his breastplate, Kyushu, Japan

Gold Artifacts Mochica Culture, 200-800AD, Classic Period gold breastplate (pectoral) in human and animal form Rafael Herrera Museum, Lima, Peru

Gold Artifacts Chimu Culture, 1000-1400AD NCoast gold breastplate (pectoral) and two epaulets in the Rafael Herrera Museum, Lima, Peru

Gold Artifacts Moche (Mochica) Culture, 100 to 700AD, NCoast artifact from the Lord of Sipan Tomb, c300AD radiant pectoral of colored seashell-beads, Peru