Record ID: SWYOR-2A4D36
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a glass bracelet or bangle of Roman date, probably 1st century. It is of angular D shaped (or triangular) section and is a translucent light blue colour. It is decorated with two hook shaped designs in opaque yellow glass, probably trailed into the blue glass and then smoothed. The shaft of each hook runs along the apex of the D and then the hook bends down the side of the bracelet, becoming broader. The bends of the two hooks curve in opposite directions and do not meet, but are separated by a narrow gap. The fragment is 39.5mm long, 13.6mm wide and 8.3mm thick. It weig…
Created on: Monday 7th April 2014
Last updated: Sunday 26th May 2019
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