Record ID: ESS-010EB7
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy armlet or bracelet (Crummy 1983, Type A) of Roman date (c.43-100). Description: The bracelet is penannular in plan, although now bent slightly, and rectangular in cross-section widening and thickening at the complete terminal. The interior surface is flat and undecorated while the exterior has moulded decoration in the form of one central groove running longitudinally along the centre of the band, and two further pairs of grooves either side of this, creating ridges which have been incised with rows of diagonal and transverse lines to&nbs…
Created on: Friday 5th April 2024
Last updated: Monday 8th April 2024
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Record ID: ESS-ABBFC0
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy armlet or bracelet (possibly Crummy Type A) of Roman date (c.43-100). Description: The bracelet is penannular in plan, and rectangular in cross-section with worn edges, and with one complete, and one worn terminal. The interior surface is flat and undecorated while the exterior has moulded decoration in the form of three wide grooves at running longitudinally along the centre of the band, creating two rectangular ridges in the centre, and two wider ones at the edges. One end of the bracelet has a rough break, whilst the other has a flat, undec…
Created on: Wednesday 20th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 9th April 2024
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Record ID: ESS-469B4A
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper alloy bracelet of Roman to early medieval date (c. 200-450). Description: The bracelet remains as a section with transverse breaks at each end. The cross-section is rectangular. The fragment is decorated with a pair of oblique grooves flanking a punched ring-and-dot. and pair of transverse grooves then divide this from a fiurther ring and dot. The width of the bracelet varies in accordance with the decoration, being wide and straight where there are ring-and-dots, and becoming narrower and oblique to frame the oblique grooves. …
Created on: Friday 15th March 2024
Last updated: Friday 15th March 2024
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Record ID: BH-863221
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Roman cast copper-alloy bracelet of Roman date (c. AD 200-410). The bracelet is circular in cross-section and is relatively even in thickness along its length. The terminals roughly opposite each other are flat and plain. The outer surface of the band has molded decoration of shallow ridges. The interior surface and terminals are plain. The bracelet is worn all over and has light green patination. The bracelet measures 53.9mm in length, 46.2mm in width, 3.9mm in diameter and weighs 12.3 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 12th December 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd January 2024
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Record ID: ESS-D0C0E9
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
An in complete cast copper-alloy bracelet of Roman date (c.43-250). Description: The bracelet is D-shaped in cross-section which widens and thickens at the remaining terminal and then tapers to a blunt end, giving the appearance of a snake's head. The opposite end of the bracelet ends in a transverse break. The edges of the bracelet are decorated with notches along its entire length. Additional decoration takes the form of a central row of incised notches on the terminal and two rows of notches at either side, near the edges. These extra notches are horizontal …
Created on: Thursday 11th May 2023
Last updated: Monday 26th June 2023
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Record ID: SF-7CCC43
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy bracelet dating to circa AD 200-410. It is rectangular in plan and flat, with a slightly convex outer face. The surviving piece consists of the looped terminal and portion of the body before terminating in an ancient break. At the terminal end, the bracelet is triangular with a circular loop.  Situated beneath the loop are five incised transverse grooves, before the motif goves way to a deep median longitudinal incised groove. Flanking the groove are deeply incised V-shaped notches running down the edges.  The V-shaped notches are smilia…
Created on: Monday 30th January 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 11th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Birdbrook', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-7AF921
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy bracelet dating to circa AD 43-55. It consists of a sub-rectangular, flat sheet with the front face slightly convex. The front face is decorated with two median transverse parallel bands of obliquely incised groves resembling wreaths. A flanking incised transverse border runs along one length-ways edge. One width-edge is worn and jagged whilst the other smooth, suggesting the latter was likely the terminal. The internal face is plain. The design is similar to the wreath motif depicted in Crummy 1983: pg. 38, fig 40, no. 1586 noted to hav…
Created on: Monday 30th January 2023
Last updated: Friday 25th August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Birdbrook', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-DEB9FD
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Roman copper alloy bracelet, dating to c. 250-410. The cross-section is rectangular. Punched and engraved decoration comprises, from one break to the other: a pair of oblique grooves, c. 5 ring-and-dots, a transverse groove. The reverse/inside of the bracelet is flat and undecorated. 
Created on: Tuesday 30th August 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 11th October 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Uttlesford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-0E03B9
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman cast copper-alloy bracelet. The brooch is penannular, with bead-and-reel decorated caps soldered to the terminals.
Created on: Monday 8th August 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 16th August 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Braintree', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-27EA93
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A bent and incomplete copper alloy bracelet, probably of Roman date. The bracelet has a plano convex cross section, of 3.5mm maximum thickness and 6.1mm maximum width, which tapers at both ends to breaks. The exterior surface is smoothly patinated and undecorated.
Created on: Wednesday 5th May 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 5th May 2021
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