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BRACELET

Unique ID: WILT-B0A446

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Fragment of copper alloy probable Late Roman bracelet of hook and eye type, broken at one end across the eye (1.85mm wide) and consisting of about a quarter of the bracelet. It measures 51.23x8.88x1.87mm and weighs 4.7g. Now almost flattened, this fragment once had a curve. One face is undecorated with a number of scratches while the other face is decorated with a pair of grooves flanking both long edges. A single transverse groove truncates this at one end, just before the eye hole. At the other end a double transverse groove truncates it, beyond which is a short length (5.5mm) of undecorated panel with an old break at the other side. 3rd/ 4th century in date.

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 200
Date to: AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 51.23 mm
Width: 8.88 mm
Thickness: 1.87 mm
Weight: 4.7 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st February 2009

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Swindon

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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