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BRACELET
Unique ID: PAS-E92EA0
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Penannular, hollow gold bracelet, originally of circular or near-circular cross-section (now distorted); the body expands very slightly at the one extant terminal (the other is missing). The terminal has a cap which was made separately. The piece was made from thick gold sheet rolled into a tube; the long edges might originally have been neatly butted (slightly overlapping at the terminals) but have now parted in places, and overlap in others where the bracelet has been crushed.
Length 162mm if straightened; diameter as distorted 70x44.5mm; diameter at terminal 9.2x8.9mm; weight 35.72 grams (uncleaned).
Composition
Non-destructive X-ray fluorescence analysis of the surface of a bracelet from the river Perry, N. Shropshire, indicated a gold content of 84-86%, silver content of 11-13%, the rest being copper. The uncleaned bracelet weighs 35.72 grams.
Identification
The overall shape suggests a date within the Bronze Age, but known Bronze Age examples of this form are not hollow. Some later Bronze Age cup-ended bracelets are hollow but the joins are not visible. The analysis is consistent with an ancient date; the piece could well be of Middle to Later Bronze Age date, from circa 1300BC.
Notes:
Consequently, in terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Shropshire County Museum Service
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by museum after being declared Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2006T34
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 1500 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 162 mm
Weight: 35.72 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 20th January 2006
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2006T34
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: River Perry area
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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