Armor Fragments of Scales from a Cuirass
Unknown artist
Date: ca. 300–710
Medium: Iron
Dimensions: largest fragment: L. 5 in. (12.7 cm); W. 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm); smallest fragment: L. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); W. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
Classification: Armor Parts
Culture: Japanese
Gift of Bashford Dean, by exchange, 1906
Date range
275 – 735
Largest dimension
12.7 cm
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