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Description: | A post medieval iron plate armour dating to the 16th century. This is a sheet of iron cut into a rectangular shape with angled corners. The plate is slightly curved in profile. There are four rivets arranged along the longer mid line, the rivets have domed heads. One corner is broken and missing.Similar plate armour is illustrated in Egan (2005:194-197) and these pieces came from 16th century contexts.Dimensions: length: 48.68mm; width: 31.72mm; thickness of the plate: 1.23mm; thickness including the rivets: 6.02mm; diameter of rivet head: 7.78mm; weight: 13.07g.Reference: Egan, G. 2005. Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition. MoLAS Monograph 19. English Heritage: London.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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