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Description: | A fragment of a Roman copper-alloy multiple motif bracelet (c. AD 320-c. AD 450).This fragment is rectangular in plan and cross-section. It has stamped and engraved (or incised) decoration at the front and is flat and plain at the rear. There are five panels and the ones at each end, adjacent to breaks, are probably complete. Decoration follows the sequence thus:Single ring-and-dot/cross-hatching/line of six ring-and-dots/single ring-and-dotThis bracelet has a green patina with small areas of corrosion. Each break is old.Length: 48.25mm; width: 5.60mm; thickness: 2.84mm. Weight: 5.62g.A bracelet with similar design from Colchester has been found in an early 4th-early 5th century context (Crummy 1983: 45, fig. 47, ref: 1725).
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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