| Catalogue Finding Number | WYHER/8684 |
| Office record is held at | Historical Environment Record, West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service |
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| Title | Roman Bracelet |
| Description | Copper alloy Serpentiform bracelet probably dating to the Roman period. Snakes and serpent form rings and bracelets featured quite commonly in the Hellenistic and early Roman world. Serpentiform jewellery was introduced into Britain in the first century and was in use throughout most of the Roman period (Johns, 1996). A primary distinction has been drawn between jewellery with a single snake head and a tail at the other end and penannular jewellery with two animal heads at each terminal. This bracelet is type B with a crude snakes head at each terminal. The bracelet is slightly oval in shape with a flat section and is quite small, possibly for a child. On the outside face of the bracelet there are small punched rings at equal intervals for decoration. Discovered by a metal detectorist before 09/05/2005.
Length 48.36mm, width 41.29mm, thickness 5mm, weight 5.91g.
PAS Ref. SWYOR 3BE226 |
| Date | 21st century |
| Extent | contact the West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service for information on what is available |
| Level | Item |