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ARMLET
Unique ID: YORYM-6900D1
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Copper-alloy fragment of Roman armlet (c. 43 - 410 AD) consisting of a narrow band which is flat on one side and decorated with an incised pattern on the other: drilled circular indents run along the centre of the band, encased by lightly scored circles framed at either side of the band by triangular notches that run along the edges. The fragment has been bent at roughly midpoint to an angle of 42°, which may have been deliberate as part of a process of object re-use during the late Roman period (Swift. 'Object Biography: Re-Use and Recycling in the Late to Post-Roman Transition Period and Beyond: Rings Made From Romano-British Bracelets', Britannia (2001), pp. 21 - 22). Corrosion of the copper-alloy has resulted in a patchy pale green patina. The dimensions of the fragment are: 29.30mm in length, 4.42mm in width and 1.30mm in thickness. The weight of the fragment is 1.23g.
A parallel in terms of decorative motif is no. 1725 in Crummy, Colchester Archaeological Report 2, figure 14, p. 46.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
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: 29.3 mm
Width: 4.42 mm
Thickness: 1.3 mm
Weight: 1.23 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: YMT : E05278
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Curvilinear
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Ryedale (District)
To be known as: North Yorkshire
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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