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Description: | A fragment of a copper-alloy bracelet of Roman date. The piece consists of a short length of a Flat-section, or 'Ribbon strip', bracelet, similar examples to which have been found in 4th century layers at Baldock (Stead and Ribgy, 1986, p. 125) and Bancroft villa (Williams and Zeepvat, 1994, p. 303-4). The bracelet is narrow, of thin section and has a curvature consistent with its identification. At the centre of the upper surface is a raised lozenge with a horizontal groove down the centre; bordering on either side is a panel of closely-spaced vertical grooves.The piece measures 19.9mm long, 4.4mm wide and 1.2mm thick. The weight is 0.78g.
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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