Accession No
1948.1526 A
Description
Copper alloy bracelet of round-section wire secured by twisting the ends around each other to form an expandable slip ring.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Linton; Linton Heath
Period
Anglo Saxon
Source
Neville, Richard Cornwallis (Lord Braybrooke) [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1948.1526 A
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper alloy; ?Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
54mm x 54mm Weight 0.0021kg
Events
Description (Physical description)
Bronze wire bracelets with expanding ends twisted round wire. Round section wire.
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Linton Barrow. Grave 12, excavated in 1853. Found with the body of a child.
Event Date 1853
Author: maa
Context (References)
Neville, Richard C. (1854). ‘Anglo-Saxon Cemetery Excavated January, 1853’. The Archaeological Journal, vol. XI. pp. 95-115
Event Date 1854
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Description (Physical description)
Copper alloy bracelet of round-section wire secured by twisting the ends around each other to form an expandable slip ring.
Event Date 5/1/2021
Author: Lily Stancliffe
FM:15949
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