Buckle plate from lorica segmenta
This is part of a buckle used in the legionary soldier’s armour. This piece held a leather strap to attach through a buckle.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 53/2005/22/2
- Collection Class
- Exeter archaeology
- Collection Area Region
- Northern Europe
- Collector Excavator
- Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit
- Material
- copper alloy
- Common Name
- buckle plate from lorica segmenta
- Simple Name
- segmented armour; buckle plate
- Period Classification
- Roman (43-410)
- Production Year Low
- 50
- Production Year High
- 75
