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BRACELET
Unique ID: PUBLIC-0CB606
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy bracelet fragment, possibly of Roman
The bracelet is fragmentary, represented by less than half (with a surviving length of 63.3mm and a weight of 14.5g) and is broken at both ends. The bracelet is of cable type, constructed with three intertwined copper alloy wires. The wires are wound tightly without any space and are of sub-rectangular section (3.9mm wide and 3.1mm thick), producing a bracelet is of rounded D-shaped section (7.8mm wide x 5.9mm thick at one end and 6.7mm wide and 5.1mm thick at the other). The surface has a dark-brown patina and has been recently treated.
A three-strand cable bracelet excavated at Colchester was recovered from a 4th to mid 5th century context (Crummy, 1981, p 38, no. 1628) .
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: Circa AD 300
Date to: Circa AD 450
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 63.3 mm
Weight: 14.5 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 10th September 2010 - Wednesday 6th October 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NMWPA 2010.121.26
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Vale of White Horse (District)
Parish or ward: Uffington (Civil Parish)
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 | 38 |
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