Folded iron mail armour from Folly Lane burial, c. AD 55.
Period
Roman (44 BC - AD 400)
Description
Folded iron mail armour from the Folly Lane burial.
Excavations at the Folly Lane site in 1991-2 revealed the burial of a local king who had been cremated along with a collection of expensive objects, presumably his personal posessions. These included the remains of enamelled horse equipment, a chariot and iron mail armour. All these had been placed on a funeral pyre, the culmination of an elaborate funeral ritual. Pottery excavated from the burial dates it to around AD 55. Unfortunately the identity of the decessed is something that will probably never be known for certain.
Type of original
photographic transparency
Artist or photographer
St Albans Museums photographer
Location depicted in image
[not applicable].
Copyright
1)© St Albans Museums
Photo number
PH3671
