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BRACELET

Unique ID: SWYOR-40DC04

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A fragment of Roman shale bracelet dating from about AD 43 - 410. It is D shaped in cross-section and is undecorated. It has longitudinal striations on both faces.

The material is grey brown on the surface, and the same colour throughout at one end, but with a dark red colour on the other broken face. The fragment is so small that It does not have a measurable curve to estimate the original shape and size of the complete object. The fragment is 19mm long, 16.6mm wide and 5.4mm thick. 2.8g.

Decorated examples of shale bracelets from Colchester can be seen in Crummy 1983, figure 38 and plain examples are briefly discussed. Compare also ESS-A9CF45, SWYOR-264A81 and PUBLIC-FC9345.

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: 19 mm
Width: 16.6 mm
Thickness: 5.4 mm
Weight: 2.8 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 14th December 2018 - Thursday 14th March 2019

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form 3360

Materials and construction

Primary material: Jet or Shale
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Rotherham (Metropolitan District)
District: Rotherham (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Wath (Metropolitan District Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK4599
Four figure Latitude: 53.48579926
Four figure longitude: -1.32331011
1:25K map: SK4599
1:10K map: SK49NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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	38

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 4 years ago
Updated: 4 years ago

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