Scales of Early Armor (Kake Yoroi or Keiko)
Object type: Scales of armor (Kake Yoroi or Keiko)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: ca. 8th–12th century
Medium: Iron
Dimensions: five overlapping scales (a): 2 x 2 1/2 in. (5.1 x 6.4 cm); single scale (b): 3 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. (8.9 x 3.2 cm)
Classification: Armor for Man
Geography:    Izu   
Credit line: Gift of Bashford Dean, 1904
Accession year: 1904