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Roman iron lorica hamata
Iron mail armour (lorica hamata) Mid-1st century A.D.
This is a large fragment of mail armour, now completely mineralized.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
82.11H/6.2
Find Information
Site Name: Usk, Monmouthshire
Grid Reference: SO 3775 0049
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1973
Notes: from fortress pit
Acquisition
Donation, 2/3/1982
Measurements
length / mm:129.0
diameter / mm:2.4 ± 0.3 (rings)
thickness / mm:c. 0.7 (wire)
Material
iron
Location
Caerleon: Case 02 Usk Military
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