Mail

15th century (Late Medieval)

63.4 cm 88.4 cm 22.2 cm

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The mail (from the Latin word for mesh) worn by the Romans was made from interlocking iron rings, but the development during the Middle Ages of the capacity to refine iron into steel-harder and more durable than iron-meant higher quality armor as well as weapons. A typical shi...

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24747
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Naples [said to be found in an ancient wall]; Sale, New York, November 14, 1921, no. 265; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1921, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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