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Roman iron lorica hamata
Small fragment of chain armour made from rings of iron alloy. The chain is folded over on itself and preserved only as a mass of corrosion.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
82.11H/6.3
Find Information
Site Name: Usk, Monmouthshire
Collection Method: Excavation
Date: 1973
Notes: from fortress pit
Acquisition
donation, 2/3/1982
Measurements
Length
(mm): 75.0
diameter
(mm): 24.0 ± 0.3 (rings)
thickness
(mm): c. 0.7 (wire)
Material
Iron
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