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BRACELET
Unique ID: BUC-C3D8C4
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Published 
Terminal of a silver bracelet in the form of a snake's head, extremely crudely worked. The head is entirely devoid of decoration, apart from a pair of circular indents to form the eyes; on one side there is an additional indent for reasons that are unclear.
Date: possibly Roman, but snake bracelets of Roman date are not normally so crudely worked.
Note: this item is probably more than 300 years old and composed of more than 10% precious metal so may qualify as treasure as stipulated in the Treasure Act 1996.
Dr Richard Hobbs, Weston Curator of Roman Britain, Britain, Europe & Prehistory, The British Museum
Class: snake-headed
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Undergoing further examination at a museum
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2015T917
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 35.78 mm
Width: 7.99 mm
Thickness: 2.01 mm
Weight: 1.49 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 28th June 2015
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2015T917
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: South Northamptonshire (District)
To be known as: Cosgrove area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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