ROMAN 2-PIECE BRASS BODY ARMOR (IR80704B)
This two piece body armour set is constructed of polished brass and leather straps. Its 9 lb weight is slightly less than what would have been worn in the days of Caesar. KEY FEATURES: * High quality polished brass * Replicates an original * Perfect piece for the collector or reenactor MEASUREMENTS: OVERALL HEIGHT: 21 inches TORSO SIZE: 40-46 inches

ROMAN BODY ARMOR (heroic cuirass)
The Roman heroic cuirass plate armour, is formed of a single piece of metal or other rigid material or composed of two or more pieces, which covers the front of the wearer's body. This important piece was generally worn in connection with a corresponding defence for the back, the term cuirass commonly is understood to imply the complete body-armour, including both the breast and the back plates.
This complete body armour appears in the Middle Ages frequently to have been described as a pair of plates. The muscularity of the ideal male torso was standardized in Hellenistic and Roman times, sometimes further embellished with symbolic representation in relief, familiar in the Augustus of Prima Porta and other heroic representations in official Roman sculpture.