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Description: | Fragment of Roman bracelet made from thin flat copper-alloy strip. One end has a flared and flattened terminal broken across a central perforation, and the other end is broken (old break). The bracelet is decorated with multiple motifs; next to the terminal are six transverse grooves, then there is a narrow longitudinal groove between rows of edge nicks, then six more transverse grooves. A large ring-and-dot motif comes next, then two more transverse grooves. There is then a slightly raised square area, divided by grooves into two longitudinal panels, each decorated with four small dots or possibly worn ring-and-dot motifs. Between this and the broken end is a short flat area which has a grey appearance; this may be an area of solder resulting from an attempt at repair. The bracelet tapers from 7 mm wide at the break to a minimum of 4 mm wide, and is also at least 7 mm wide at the pierced terminal.Perhaps about half the bracelet survives, still curved to fit around the wrist; the surviving (un-curled) length is 75 mm. It weighs 4.56g. Narrow bracelets like these are dated to the late 3rd and 4th centuries (Crummy 1983, 37, and nos. 1724-1732.
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