Roman mail

Baron Alcyoneus · Post by **Baron Alcyoneus** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 1:09 pm

I was going through my book on Dura-Europos and thought I'd pass on a bit on the surviving mail bits.

Most rings were between 7-10mm in diameter, and the wire was between 1-1.5mm thick.

There was plenty of decorative edging in copper alloy rings, and with the exception of a few stamped pieces, the CA was almost entirely of butted construction.

Armourkris · Post by **Armourkris** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 1:11 pm

the CA?
you lost me there.

Edited to add..

wait, i get it, CA = Copper alloy

Konstantin the Red · Post by **Konstantin the Red** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 8:42 pm

Maybe he shoulda wrote Cu for Cuprum.

lorenzo · Post by **lorenzo** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 12:36 am

Have some pictures, found this in the Louvre a couple years back.

"Italian sword belt 4th century B.C. The lower part of the sword belt was modified: the holes that originally allowed the fixing of the lining were eliminated and replaced by other holes, rudimentarily pierced, allowing the suspension of a metallic maille which echoes the elements of 7th century B.C. feminine jewelry. The era in which this decorative intervention happened remains unknown."