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Description: | A fragment of Roman copper alloy bead-imitative bracelet/armlet, probably dating to the 4th or early 5th Century AD. It is 22.9mm long, 3.6mm wide, 4.3mm thick and weighs 1.74g. The fragment is oval in section, slightly curved, and both breaks are old and worn. The decoration on the outer surface consists of deep grooves and faceted plain panels, giving the impression of alternating short oblate and long biconical beads. The fragment is four of these 'beads' long. The shorter 'beads' are also decorated with a lighter central transverse groove. The metal has a light green patina and is very smooth all over. Three armlets with similar bead-imitative decoration from Colchester have been found in contexts dating from AD 320 - 450 (Crummy 1983: p.44, fig.46, nos. 1717-1721)
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