Three plates of linked scale armour - 933.25.3_1

933.25.3_1

Three plates of linked scale armour

Medium:Iron or steel scales with copper-alloy links
Geography: Excavated at Dura-Europos, Syria
Date: early 3rd Century
Period: Roman Empire
Dimensions:
13 cm, 42.2 g
Object number: 933.25.3
On view
Gallery Location:Sir Christopher Ondaatje South Asian Gallery - Wirth Gallery of the Middle East Temporary Exhibition Space
Cataloguer: Dr. John W. Hayes (ROM Staff, 1968-1992)
Department: World Cultures: Greek and Roman
Object History: From the Yale University Excavations in the Sixth Season of work, October 1932 to March 1933, obtained by exchange. Records indicate the finds are "perhaps" from Tower 19.
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