LON-5C9967: A Roman copper alloy fragment of a bracelet or incomplete finger ring dating to the late 3rd – 4th century

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BRACELET

Unique ID: LON-5C9967

Object type certainty: Certain
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A Roman copper alloy fragment of a bracelet or incomplete finger ring dating to the late 3rd – 4th century. Both ends of this fragment are broken; the remaining section is a flat strip of copper alloy with the outer surface decoration; its original shape has been distorted. The outer surface is decorated with a row of punched dots roughly aligned along the mid-line and triangular notches along both edges. The notches are roughly aligned either side of each punched dot. A bracelet with similar decorated in illustrated in Crummy (1995:42 no. 1704) and Crummy notes that this style of bracelets/armlets dates to the late 3rd – 4th century. Crummy (1995:41) describes this pattern as ‘wave-crest decoration’ and states that it is linked to the continuous wave of notched shale and jet. Later on Crummy (1995:45) states that the designs on finger-rings are similar to those on the bracelets/armlets. Sometimes finger rings are made from cut-down sections of the bracelets/armlets. Dimensions: length: 33.03mm; width: 3.12mm; thickness: 1.26mm; weight: 0.77g. Reference: Crummy, N. 1995. The Roman small finds from excavations in Colchester 1971-1979. Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd, Colchester.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 250
Date to: AD 400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 33.03 mm
Width: 3.12 mm
Thickness: 1.26 mm
Weight: 0.77 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st July 2007 - Tuesday 1st September 2009

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Weekend Wanderers West Hanney rally: Ref. 952

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Vale of White Horse (District)
To be known as: East Hanney

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Crummy, N.	1983	Colchester Archaeological Report 2: The Roman small finds from excavations in Colchester, 1971-9	Colchester	Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd	42	1704

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Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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