Overview
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armour;__
Date
700 to 899
Find site
Measurement
height 5.2 centimetres, width 4.1 centimetres
Description
Scope and content : Scale of armour made of carved leather. The scale is rounded at one end and square at the other. Three holes have been bored through each of the longer sides and one hole through the rounded end. In the latter, two strings of soft leather have been fixed, which still show traces of red colouring.;
Institution
Historical information
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Find site identifier
Niya
Stein site number
N.xv.005
Find site description
The Niya archaeological site is approximately 50 miles north of modern Niya/Minfeng on the southern arm of the old Silk Road.
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