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Description: | Fragment of a Roman shale bracelet. This fragment represents approximately half of the original diameter of the bracelet. It is semicircular in plan and suboval in section. The bracelet is plain on the external and internal surfaces. It has an external diameter of 52.48mm and the hoop is 7.82mm wide and 5.3mm thick .The object weighs 3.08g. The bracelet has a smooth, matt black patina. The breaks are also worn and smooth suggesting damage occurred in antiquity. This fragment is further broken in half but has been glued together by the finder. Decorated examples of shale bracelets from Colchester can be seen in Crummy 1983, figure 38.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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