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Description: | Cast copper alloy Roman penannular bracelet. About half survives. Decoration consists of a circular-sectioned terminal reel, after which the decoration is not fully rounded and there is a median arris internally, bead with engraved angled grooves, concave moulding, smaller bead with angled grooves, five irregular transverse grooves, three pairs of intersecting lines followed by a pair of transverse grooves, after which is a possible median arris defined by a groove to either side which peters out or has become worn, and a groove along either edge which continues to the break. The decorated terminal is slightly expanded.Diameter at terminal 7mm. Surviving external diameter of bracelet (slightly distorted) 59mm. Width at break 6mm. Thickness at break 4mm.Probably Late Roman, circa 200 - 400 AD.For similar but less elaborately decorated examples see NLM-74D453, BH-25D801, LIN-912462 and BERK-A06285, and an examples from Colchester from a context dated c.320 - 450 (Crummy, 1983, 44, fig.46, no.1717).
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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