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bracelet
(?)
;
fitting
(?)
Object Type
bracelet
(?)
fitting
(?)
Museum number
2010,8042.52
Description
A slender parallel-sided copper-alloy strip, bent and bowed near the middle, neither end certainly intact. On the front face are three small recessed rectangular panels, one of which retains remnants of its enamel inlay – a central white-coloured strip with circular focus, now empty (presumably for a further inlay of contrasting colour), flanked (one side mostly lost) by strips of a greyish (originally green?) inlay. Possibly a bracelet fragment or fitting.
Cultures/periods
Romano-British
Excavator/field collector
Excavated by:
North Hertfordshire Archaeological Society
Excavated by:
Heritage Network Ltd.
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Baldock
, BGF 05, SF 731, Context 341
(near Ashwell)
Materials
copper alloy
enamel
Technique
enamelled
Dimensions
Length:
47.70 millimetres
Weight:
5.59 grammes
Bibliographic references
Jackson & Burleigh 2018 / Dea Senuna: Treasure, Cult and Ritual at Ashwell, Hertfordshire
(Personalia 5.6)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Sheppard, Sam
Donated by:
Sheppard, Gurney
Acquisition date
2010
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
2010,8042.52