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armour
Object Type
armour
Museum number
EA71832
Description
Part of a belt / chest band / body armour of leather. A long strip fastened by a thong passing through 5 slits at each end.
Cultures/periods
Meroitic
Roman
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Qasr Ibrim (Nubia)
, South Bastion Church 2 West Passage Level 3 Quarry (chips)
Materials
leather
Dimensions
Length:
51 centimetres
(approx.)
Width:
8.80 centimetres
Location
On display
(G65/dc13)
Condition
fair (incomplete)
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Egypt Exploration Society
Division of Finds:
Egyptian Antiquities Organisation
Acquisition date
1989
Department
Egypt and Sudan
BM/Big number
EA71832
Registration number
1990,0127.15
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
QI.80.1.21/75
Miscellaneous number:
QI.80/957