Rights Holder: The Portable Antiquities Scheme
CC License: 
Image use policy
Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).
BRACELET
Unique ID: BUC-B38467
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of a Roman, copper alloy, 'snake' bracelet AD.100-300. The object comprises one of the terminals of the bracelet. The terminal is a pointed oval with the top side decorated with three incised lines, two are parallel and run up the centre for approximately 15mm. The third line is offset and runs at an angle along one of the edges of the terminal for the same length as the other two lines. The two main lines have punched dashed decoration running the length of them. There are two opposed angled lines at the band end of the lines that emerge approx. 3mm before the end of the line and angle away from the centre to the edge of the terminal. The band is decorated with three punched parallel lines of 'C' shaped scales, with the apex of the C facing towards the terminal.
Similar Bracelets can be found in Crummy 1981 fig.44 no.1693 and Fig.45 No.1712
Length: 40.81mm
Width: 9.58mm
Thickness: 1.59mm
Weight: 3.64g
Sub class: 'Snake'
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 300
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 40.81 mm
Width: 9.58 mm
Thickness: 1.59 mm
Weight: 3.64 g
Personal details
This information is restricted for your access level.
Other reference numbers
Other reference: ACYBM 4864
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Surface Treatment: Incised or engraved or chased
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Milton Keynes (Unitary Authority)
District: Milton Keynes (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Haversham-cum-Little Linford (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP8343
Four figure Latitude: 52.07914794
Four figure longitude: -0.79026831
1:25K map: SP8343
1:10K map: SP84SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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 |
Similar objects
Find number: SF-013709
Object type: BRACELET
Broadperiod: ROMAN
A copper-alloy fragment of a Roman bracelet, dating to AD 200-400. It is a curved strip of metal, which has a sub-rectangular cross-section a…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: NMS-BB80B7
Object type: BRACELET
Broadperiod: ROMAN
Fragment of Roman copper alloy of bracelet with snake-head terminal, flattened and broken rectangular sectioned band, upper face with twin me…
Workflow: Published
Find number: NMS-9BBCD2
Object type: BRACELET
Broadperiod: ROMAN
Fragment of Roman copper alloy of bracelet with snake-head terminal, flattened and broken rectangular sectioned band, upper face with median …
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Timeline of associated dates
About Us
About our Site
Find us
The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG.
T: +44(0) 20 73238618