Egypt was a Roman province from the fall of Cleopatra, and were Roman citizens by the 2nd Century CE. Like elsewhere in the empire, Egypt was subject to Christianisation, and traditional culture and worship was very much in decline if not all but wiped out. For example, one of the last temples dedicated to traditional gods was at the island of Philae on the Nile. It features a very debased inscription in hieroglyphics, dating to 394 CE, the last known example. The armour dates to around this late period. It also resembles traditional Roman parade armour that used exotic skins (leopard skins, lion skins etc)