laminar armor

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Wikipedia:
Laminar armour (from Latin: lamina – layer) is an armour made from horizontal overlapping rows or bands of, usually small, solid armour plates called lames, as opposed to lamellar armour, which is made from individual armour scales laced together to form a solid-looking strip of armour. Prominent examples of such armour are lorica segmentata of Ancient Rome and certain versions of samurai armour.

A piece or suit of armor made out of rows of overlapping bands of armor plating. Commonly found on Roman armor and Samurai armor.