LEIC-79A2F5: 79A2F5 roman snake bracelet

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BRACELET

Unique ID: LEIC-79A2F5

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Roman copper-alloy snake bracelet fragment. It is 59mm long, 9mm wide and 3mm thick. It is rectangular in section with a slightly curved upper surface. It is bordered along its edges with a linear depression which is crossed at right angles by a series of short incised lines. One terminal is present and is decorated with a stylised moulded snake head; the front section of which is bordered by a line of raised spheres. Just behind the snake head on the band of the bracelet is an area of incised criss-crossed decoration. The object is in good condition with a pale brown patina and weighs 12.89 grams.

Class: Snake

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 150
Date to: AD 400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 59 mm
Width: 9 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 12.89 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 15th September 2005

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Melton (District)
Parish or ward: Burton and Dalby (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK7415
Four figure Latitude: 52.727591
Four figure longitude: -0.905676
1:25K map: SK7415
1:10K map: SK71NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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Recording Institution: LEIC
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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