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BRACELET
Unique ID: BUC-EDB59E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper alloy bracelet decorated with multiple motifs dating to the Roman period (200-410 AD). The bracelet has incised lines along the edges of the fragment with small ring and dot decoration contained within. There is a larger ring with dot in the centre at the terminal end of the fragment collared by a border of two incised lines. There is evidence of another collared decoration at the opposite end of the fragment which terminates in a worn break. The object has a dark green patina, and measures 30.89mm in length, 5.92mm in width, 2.69mm in thickness and weighs 5.47g.
Similar armlets or bracelets can be seen in Crummy 1983, page 43, page 1708.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 200
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 30.89 mm
Width: 5.92 mm
Thickness: 2.69 mm
Weight: 5.47 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 25th October 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: AYBCM 4871
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Milton Keynes (Unitary Authority)
District: Milton Keynes (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Castlethorpe (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP8043
Four figure Latitude: 52.07958892
Four figure longitude: -0.83403465
1:25K map: SP8043
1:10K map: SP84SW
Grid reference source: From 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 | page 43, | page 1708. |
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