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BRACELET
Unique ID: BH-C7A877
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Part of a Late Roman copper-alloy strip bracelet.
The piece is of flat section and is roughly parallel-sided, having a slight flaring at one end. The bracelet does not retain its original curvature but, rather, appears to have been deliberately flattened. The break at the wider end is irregular and may be the result of accidental damage; the narrower end, however, has a more regular, vertical face which represents either an original terminal or, more likely, a deliberate truncation with a flat-bladed implement. A series of incised panels decorates the upper surface. The panel at the wider end has a longitudinal groove at its centre, with each edge decorated by a repeating pattern of angled grooves. A transverse band of grooves and ridges separates this panel from two adjacent panels, each of which is decorated with a single oval surrounded by concentric grooves and ridges. A single transverse groove divides these two panels, the corners of which are also truncated. The remains of a further panel survive at the narrow end of the bracelet.
Length: 40.5mm; width: 6.5mm; thickness: 3.3mm; weight: 3.82g.
A close parallel for this common form of Late Roman bracelet is no. 1725 from excavations in Colchester (Crummy 1983: p. 45/fig. 47). The suggested date for bracelets of this form is mid 3rd to early 5th century.
Class: Strip
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 250
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 40.5 mm
Width: 6.5 mm
Thickness: 3.3 mm
Weight: 3.82 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 23rd October 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 14/21 - 20
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: North Hertfordshire (District)
To be known as: Ashwell
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crummy, N. | 1983 | The Roman Small Finds from Excavations in Colchester 1971-9 | Colchester Archaeological Trust |
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