Scale made of bone, from scale armour (lorica squamata)

Classification

armour

Culture

Roman

Dimensions

various sizes (see below)

Period

2nd–3rd century A.D.

Material

bone ; bronze

Findspot

Budapest, 3rd district, Polgár street 8–10 ; Aquincum, 2nd–3rd century legionary camp

Present location

Budapest, Aquincum Museum, Roman Collection

Inventory

2005.15.3719

Hyp-2947

References

T. Bíró et. al. 2012, 77, no. 4

1. width: 2.1 cm; thickness: 0.3 cm; length: 4.6 cm; diameter of hole: 0.2 cm
2. width: 2.5 cm; thickness: 0.3 cm; length: 4.4 cm
3. width: 1.7 cm; thickness: 0.3 cm; length: 2.6 cm
4. width: 1.9 cm; thickness: 0.3 cm; length: 4.5 cm
5. width: 2.1 cm; thickness: 0.2 cm; length: 2.8 cm

This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.