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Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
This is a rare fragment of lorica hamata (mail) made from rings of iron alloy, each one passing through the two rings above and the two rings below. The lorica is folded over on itself and preserved only as a mass of corrosion, however the pattern of the rings is clean but detail of manufacture cannot be discerned.
Site Name: Prysg Field, Caerleon
Notes: R. Building B. Layer of burnt rubbish in Room 40-41.
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