02-15-2011, 08:19 PM
I'm stunned no one has mentioned this Roman suit of armour in the British Museum, dated to the 3rd Century AD. Whilst not a muscle cuirasse, it is made from an animal skin!
http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/hig...page=18020
http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/hig...page=18020
Adrian Coombs-Hoar