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Scale Armor, 8th–3rd century B.C., Subeixi or Scythian, Leather, pigments, H. 27 3/4 in. (70.5 cm); W. at shoulders 15 3/4 in. (40 cm), Armor for Man, Not only is this extraordinary armor the best-preserved scale armor from antiquity, but it is also the single known example entirely of leather that survives from such an early period. It consists of a sleeveless garment made of fifty-six rows of hard scales, which are secured by rawhide laces to a soft leather lining.

Scale Armor, 8th–3rd century B.C., Subeixi or Scythian, Leather, pigments, H. 27 3/4 in. (70.5 cm); W. at shoulders 15 3/4 in. (40 cm), Armor for Man, Not only is this extraordinary armor the best-preserved scale armor from antiquity, but it is also the single known example entirely of leather that survives from such an early period. It consists of a sleeveless garment made of fifty-six rows of hard scales, which are secured by rawhide laces to a soft leather lining.
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Scale Armor, 8th–3rd century B.C., Subeixi or Scythian, Leather, pigments, H. 27 3/4 in. (70.5 cm); W. at shoulders 15 3/4 in. (40 cm), Armor for Man, Not only is this extraordinary armor the best-preserved scale armor from antiquity, but it is also the single known example entirely of leather that survives from such an early period. It consists of a sleeveless garment made of fifty-six rows of hard scales, which are secured by rawhide laces to a soft leather lining
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3175 x 5760 px | 52.3 MB
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26.9 x 48.8 cm | 10.6 x 19.2 in (300 dpi)
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