Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)
4. Costume (hierarchy name)
5. costume (mode of fashion)
6. [costume by function]
7. protective wear
8. armor
9. [armor by form]
10. body armor
11. [body armor for torso]
12. cuirasses
13. loricae

Anotations

Scope note:

Loricae made of overlapping bronze or iron scales attached to a foundation of hide or strong cloth, typically arranged in horizontal rows and imbricated like roof tiles to avoid gaps. Their use was adopted by the Romans by at least the 4th century BCE and continued into the 4th century CE.