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Bracelet
Unique ID: NMGW-FD9FA1
Object type certainty: Probably
Copper alloy ribbed bracelet fragment, possibly from a two piece bracelet of Middle – Late Iron Age date. The bracelet has a D-shaped cross section and is decorated with wide raised bands separated by recesses containing thin bands. The underside is plain. One of the ends is expanded and is composed of two perforated lugs with a central opening. It would seem likely that this fragment contained a hinge in order to open the bracelet. The other end is corroded. The curvature on the fragment suggests an original diameter of circa 45mm, which is somewhat small for a bracelet.
Notes:
Ribbed or beaded bracelets are known from both the Iron Age (e.g. Stead & Rigby, 1999) and Roman periods. The hinge mechanism is unusual, but is more reminiscent of Iron Age bracelets and armlets than Roman period examples.
Class: Ribbed
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Dimensions and weight
Length: 38.9 mm
Width: 8 mm
Thickness: 5.5 mm
Weight: 7.8 g
Diameter: 45 mm
Quantity: 1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Fragment [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Spatial data
Region: Wales
County: Isle Of Anglesey
District: Isle Of Anglesey
Parish: Moelfre
Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: SH4985
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From finder
Grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
Method of discovery: Metal detector
[scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st April 2003
Personal details
Found by: This information is restricted for your login.
Identified by: Mr Mark Lodwick - [view all attributed records]
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Created:
Tuesday 5th August 2003
Updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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