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Roman copper alloy lorica squamata
Lorica squamata consisting of four rows of thirty scales, with slightly rounded lower edges and three vertical pairs of holes. The two lateral pairs halfway down and the central pair close to the upper edge.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
81.79H/5.182
Find Information
Site Name: Caerleon Fortress Baths, Caerleon
Grid Reference: ST 33 91
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1978-1979
Notes: from the site of the frigidarium at the baths
Measurements
height / mm:16.0 (scales)
width / mm:11.0 (scales)
maximum length / mm:75.0
length / mm
maximum width / mm:35.0
width / mm
maximum thickness / mm:0.5
thickness / mm
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