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Roman antler bracelet / necklace
Curved, oval-sectioned rod. The antler has been softened and moulded by the method discussed by MacGregor (1985, 63-5). Bracelets made in this way have the ends held together by bronze or silver tubes, 42 are known from Lankhills (MacGregor 1985, 112-3). The internal diameter of this piece is rather large for a bracelet so it may have been intended to be worn as a necklace or alternatively, the curve of the bracelet may have opened as the anter tried to regain its original form (pers comm Arthur MacGregor). Condition: broken at both ends.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
82.22H/5.18
Find Information
Site Name: Segontium, Caernarfon
Collection Method: Excavation
Date: 1976
Notes: Code: 91, Feature type: pit, Date of context: phase 10 late 4th century
Acquisition
donation, 31/3/1982
Measurements
diameter
(mm): c. 3
Length
(mm): 86 (broken)
Material
Antler
Categories
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