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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy object, probably a fragment from a bracelet or armlet of Roman date. It is flat, rectangular in form, terminating at both ends in old breaks and has been folded back onto itself to produce a V-shaped plan due to post-depositional damage.The back face is flat and undecorated, however the frotn face has moulded or stamped decoration. This comprises a central transverse band with central transverse groove, either side of which are multiple short, parallel diagonal grooves arranged in a herringbone pattern. Possible traces of additional transverse bands are perhaps visible at the edges of the fragment, but this is uncertain due to the preservation of the object. In its current, folded, form it measures 22.05mm in length, 18.95mm in width (11.89mm at band), 3.53mm in thickness (1.06mm at band) and weighs 1.83g.This is probably a fragment from a copper-alloy armlet or bracelet of Roman date. It finds parallels in early Roman bracelets with broad, flattened bands such as those noted from Colchester (Crummy, 1983: no. 1586) and Hacheston (Blagg et al., 2004: no. 54). This suggests a date range in the 1st century AD for the current example.
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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