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LOT 1038

Post Roman Squama Armour

5TH-9TH CENTURY A.D.

3/4 - 1 1/2 in. (55 grams total, 19-38 mm).

Each scale B-shaped, slightly convex sides, two equally spaced circular holes along the straight edge. [5, No Reserve]

Provenance

The Kusmirek Collection, UK.

Literature

Cf. D'Amato, R., Salimbeti, A., Post Roman Kingdoms, Dark Ages Gaul and Britain, 450-800, Oxford, 2023, p.37, letters A, D, for similar.

Footnotes

This object is not typical of 'squama' which usually has scales that are rectangular with one rounded end, and numerous attachment holes at the square end in pairs. However, it can be a type widespread in the post Roman age, with various specimens found in Britain (PAS SWYOR-CA6BBB, BM-95F434 and NCL-34BE90.

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LOT 1038

Post Roman Squama Armour

Sold for (Inc. bp): £65

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