NHER 31101 (Find Spot record) - Roman bracelet and decorated mount
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG11SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | TAVERHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
November 1994. Metal detecting finds. Building site.
Roman bronze bracelet fragment, multiple unit type. Zones of 1) single ring-and-dot, 2) double longitudinal groove with flanking edge nicks, and 3) three transverse grooves. In order 1,2,1,3,1. 3rd/4th century.
Roman? bronze mount. 40mm long, maximum 20mm wide. Complex shape with concave sides. Two lines of raised dots follow the line of the sides, with two transverse lines enclosing the two 'central' dots and dividing the decoration into three 'panels'. Two shanks on reverse behind a circular recess on the front. This had held some sort of decoration, e.g. enamel.
Photograph taken.
Identified by D. Gurney (NLA).
A. Rogerson (NLA) 12 December 1994.
Associated Sources (1)
- --- SNF87850 Photograph: 1994. LDM 11-12, Romano British bronze mount..
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (2)
- BRACELET (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- PERSONAL ORNAMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
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Record last edited
Mar 12 2013 10:46AM