BH-406ED3: Roman Flat-section/Ribbon-strip bracelet (fragment)

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BRACELET

Unique ID: BH-406ED3

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A fragment of a copper-alloy Flat-section, or 'Ribbon-strip', bracelet, similar examples to which have been found in 4th century layers at Bancroft villa (see Williams and Zeepvat, 1994, p. 303-4). The piece represents one of the terminals of the bracelet. The end is angled slightly from the vertical and the sides are parallel. Extending from the point of the break is a central longitudinal groove with a repeating pattern of angled grooves bordering on each edge. A vertical band of three ridges and two grooves separates this design from that at the terminal, the latter of which comprises a punched ring-and-dot mark. The artefact has become flattend and is heavily corroded. It measures 29.4mm long, 7.9mm wide and 2.2mm thick. The weight is 1.99g.

Class: Flat-section/Ribbon-strip

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: with finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 300
Date to: Circa AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 29.4 mm
Width: 7.9 mm
Thickness: 2.2 mm
Weight: 1.99 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 10th April 2008

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Ver 08/78 - 10

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: North Hertfordshire (District)
To be known as: Baldock

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Current location: with finder
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Williams, R.J. and Zeepvat, R.J.	1994	Bancroft: A Late Bronze Age/Iron Age Settlement, RomanVvilla and Temple-Mausoleum	Aylesbury	Buckinghamshire Archaeological Society	303-4

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Recording Institution: BH
Created: 15 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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