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BRACELET
Unique ID: BH-77E78A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A fragment of a Roman copper-alloy wide cuff bracelet.
The surviving piece is of flat section and subrectangular in plan, having been broken at both ends. A longitudinal band of parallel grooves, ridges and stamped ropework lines occupies much of the upper surface.
Length: 42.9mm; width: 19.4mm; thickness: 1.1mm. Weight: 3.31g.
Stratigraphic evidence from excavations suggests that broad, flat-sectioned bracelets of this form date from the mid to late 1st century AD. Close parallels for this piece include Baldock nos. 163 - 166 (Stead and Rigby 1986: fig. 52).
Class: Wide cuff (early)
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 42.9 mm
Width: 19.4 mm
Thickness: 1.1 mm
Weight: 3.31 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 12th April 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 14/68 - 5
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Central Bedfordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Central Bedfordshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Cranfield
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stead, I.M. and Rigby, V. | 1986 | Baldock: The Excavation of a Roman and Pre-Roman Settlement, 1968-72 | London | Britannia Monograph Series No. 7 |
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