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Description: | An incomplete and corroded Roman bracelet (c. AD 200-c. 409).This part is about 50% of the bracelet and is sub-rectangular in cross-section. It is slightly curved on the outer face and flat on the inner face. There is a break at each end. The largest end measures 6.4mm in width and 3.1mm in thickness. At the opposite end the width is 1.5mm and the thickness is 1.0mm. The outer surface is decorated. Commencing from the larger end the decoration is formed thus:transverse groove/annulat/transvers groove/double transverse groove/annulet/ double transverse groove/longitudinal groove.Length: 43.3mm; width: 6.4mm; thickness: 3.1mm. Weight: 5.09g.This bracelet is corroded and pitted with a brown patina. The breaks are old and abraded.Similar bracelets have been published Crummy (1983: 46, fig. 47).Crummy, N. 1983. The Roman Small Finds from excavations in Colchester 1971-9. Colchester Archaeological Report 2. Colchester Archaeological Trust. Colchester.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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