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Lamellar armour is a type of body armour, made from small rectangular plates (scales or lamellae) of iron or steel, leather , bone, or bronze laced into horizontal rows. Lamellar armour was used over a wide range of time periods in Central Asia , Eastern Asia (especially in China , Japan , Mongolia , and Tibet ), Western Asia , and Eastern Europe .
Lamellar More than 30 lamellae (individual plates for lamellar armour ) were found in Birka, Sweden, in 1877, 1934 and 1998–2000. [44] They were dated to the same approximate period as the Gjermundbu mailshirt (900‒950) and may be evidence that some Vikings wore this armour, which is a series of small iron plates laced together or sewed to ...
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Lamellar armour was made from leather, bone, stone or in most cases metal. To make lamellar armour, the construction material was first cut into uniform-sized small platelets. When made from metal, pieces were usually lacquered to avoid corrosion and to give the armour a longer life. The pieces were then sewn together in dense formation.
May 26, 2021 · During the Three Kingdoms Period in Korea (57 BCE – 668 CE), similar lamellar armour was used. This iron armour is a combination of lamellar and chainmail and was created in Goryeo (modern-day Korea ).
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Chinese armour was predominantly lamellar from the Warring States period (481 BC–221 BC) onward, prior to which animal parts such as rhinoceros hide, rawhide, and turtle shells were used for protection. Lamellar armour was supplemented by scale armour since the Warring States period or earlier.
View the Lamellar Armour and Helmet in our collection. An excellent example of the method of constructing lamellar armour, and how it works to protect the wearer, demonstrating an armour making technique used across Asia for over a thousand years.
Title: Lamellar Armor (Byang Bu'i Khrab) and Helmet. Date: possibly 16th–17th century. Culture: Tibetan. Medium: Iron, leather. Dimensions: H. as mounted approx. 59 in. (149.9 cm) Classification: Armor for Man. Credit Line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935. Accession Number: 36.25.53a, b
