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BRACELET
Unique ID: PAS-B9D6E5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Fragment of a gold penannular bracelet, with a thin flat cross-section and an expanded 'buffer' terminal. Found in an unstratified context. Comparable pieces have been found in hoards in Bexley Heath, Kent, Beachy Head, Sussex and Caister, Norfolk (Eogan, 1994, 168-170) and more recently in the Bawdeswell area in Norfolk (TAR, 2005/6, 23, 274, No. 30).
A Bronze Age torc was found (and lost again) in the vicinity of Isleworth and recorded as Treasure Trove in the courts of the manor of the abbess of Syon Abbey on 19th October 1467 (Mattingly, 1983, 179).
Notes:
As an item of precious metal that is older than 300-years old at the time of discovery, this items qualifies as Treasure under the terms of the Treasure Act 1996.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: To remain with the archaeological archive for this site
Subsequent action after recording: Donated to a museum after being disclaimed as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2009T16
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 1150 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 43.5 mm
Thickness: 7.5 mm
Weight: 6 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st May 2008 - Saturday 31st May 2008
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2009T16
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: London (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Greater London Authority (Greater London Authority)
District: Hounslow (London Borough)
To be known as: Brentford
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (From FLO)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eogan, G. | 1994 | The Accomplished Art: Gold and Gold-Working in Britain and Ireland during the Bronze Age | Oxford | Oxbow Books | 168-170 |
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