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artefact
Object Type
artefact
Museum number
1981,1101.26
Description
Copper alloy wire fragment, loosely coiled with traces of twisting; variable thickness; possibly broken at both ends. Little dull green patina replaced by coppery brown surface.
Cultures/periods
Late Bronze Age
Production date
900BC-700BC
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Runnymede Bridge
, Post hole 53 area 2
Materials
copper alloy
Technique
coiled (wire)
twisted (wire)
Dimensions
Length:
24.33 millimetres
Weight:
2.30 grammes
Thickness:
6.20 millimetres
Width:
18.34 millimetres
Bibliographic references
Longley 1980 / Runnymede Bridge 1976: Excavation of the site of a Late Bronze Age settlement
(p.18, no.26; fig.13)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Department of Environment and Transport
Acquisition date
1981
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1981,1101.26
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
ERB 76 A2 sf66