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Description: | A probable incomplete cast copper alloy Roman bracelet. In plan it is sub-rectangular with one terminal being broken, but not recently. The other terminal is rounded and slightly narrowed with a integral sub-rectangular knop. In section the bracelet is rectagnular The outer face is decorated with blocks of tranverse ridges. The interior of the object is undecorated. In profile the bracelet is a '(' shape with the complete terminal being folded at an angle, but not intentionally. The surface of the bracelet is abraded, but has traces of a well developed mid grey/green patina. It measures 48.87mm long and 13.98mm wide and weighs 7g.Due to the width of the bracelet may suggest it is of an early Roman date, c. 1st to 2nd centuries.
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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