Roman chain armour <i>Lorica Hamata </i>of I century B.C. - I century A.D. from the Ritual complex of the sanctuary at the Gurzuf Saddle pass
Article is devoted to the description and the analysis of fragments of Roman chain armour Lorica Hamata from excavation of a sanctuary at the Gurzuf Saddle pass. At excavation of a sanctuary of antique time at the Gurzuf Saddle pass, spent in 1981-1993, in layers of a ritual complex with poles 892 fragments and 380 links and parts of links of the Roman chain armour Lorica Hamata split at fulfillment of a ceremony of sacrifice were revealed. Fragments are concentrated basically to a platform of the sacral centre, separate are found out on monument periphery. Together with a chain armour the set of other subjects of the Roman military equipment, coins, fragments of glass and metal vessels were found. Many subjects along with a chain armour were split or broken in the ritual purposes. The largest fragments of a chain armour on the size reach 35 cm. Thanks to unique safety of metal it is possible to carry out classification of the revealed fragments and to allocate the types.