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Description: | ?RB AE twisted wire bracelet fragment, bent length (approx.95mm long, unbent) of circular-sectioned wire with two further twisted strands wrapped around it. The inner strand has a flattened rectangular section. The outer, a complete and separate expanding fastening, is now pushed inwards on itself so that the unwound central section stands out as a loop. It is similar to but wider than the inner twisted strand, and changes to a circular section three revolutions before it reaches the central unwound part. No good Roman parallel has been found, but this piece does appear to be ancient in patina and condition. A less elaborate piece with separate outer strand, expanding fastener and AE bell and glass bead suspended was found in a late Roman grave at Colchester (Crummy 1983, no.1610). Bracelets with expanding are normally quite simple one-piece affairs (Clarke 1979 [Lankhills] type C1a). | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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