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BRACELET

Unique ID: SOM-49D0CD

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete Roman copper alloy bracelet dating to AD 320 to 450. The bracelet is formed of a strip of copper alloy rectangurar in cross section. It is deformed and worn on the surface. On one end it tapers from a width of 3.8 mm to 2.2 mm and turns at 90 degree into an old break. The other end turns at 45 degree into an old worn break.

The front of the bracelet is decorated with broad shallow alternating notches in rectangular shape. In the center of the front is an impressed dot. On the side edges there are impressed dots all along. The reverse is flat and undecorated. The bracelet has a brown patina all over.

The bracelet measures 52.6 mm in length, 3.8 mm in width, 2.8 mm in thickness and weights 3.61 g.

A bracelet with a similar decoration was excavated in Colchester and it is classified with her "Notched, toothed and crenellated" group of bracelets. Cf. Crummy 1983, p. 38, no. 1653. Other parallels are GLO-357444 and WILT-D7B5C2.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 320
Date to: Circa AD 450

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 52.6 mm
Width: 3.8 mm
Thickness: 2.8 mm
Weight: 3.61 g

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: SCC Receipt no. 19939

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: Mendip (District)
Parish or ward: Trudoxhill (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: ST7444
Four figure Latitude: 51.19462243
Four figure longitude: -2.37346039
1:25K map: ST7444
1:10K map: ST74SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Crummy, N.	1983	The Roman Small Finds from Excavations in Colchester 1971-9		Colchester Archaeological Trust	38	1653

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Recording Institution: SOM
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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