Colchester Archaeological Report 2: The Roman small finds

53.0 mm. four circular-section strands. total thickness 3.0 mm. Like
1629. this armlet is badly affected by iron corrosion. but contains no
iron itself. There are slight traces of white metal coating the strands.
Hook-and-eye clasp.
1635 SF BUC 338/389(C), B1050 G171. Grave deposit. Period 2. Fragment. four
circular-section strands.tapering from 7.5 to 5.0 mm thick.
1636 SF BUC 330. D98 G454. Probably a grave deposit. Period 2. Fragment.
four rectangular-section strands. tapering from 5.0 to 4.0 mm.
Plain (Fig 42; 1637-1651)
1637 SF LWC 3721(C), Q16. Surface cleaning of pit complex. Post-medieval?
Fragments. D-shaped section. thickness 3.0 mm. height 4.5 mm.
1638 SF BKC 374(C), A84 L4. Topsoil and town ditch (F19) fill. Post-Roman.
Distorted penannular armlet. Internal diameter 52.0 mm. oval section.
thickness 2.5 mm. height 3.0 mm.
1639 SF BKC 4072. Nil L1. Topsoil. Modern. Fragment. with terminal shaped
to a plain snake's head. Thickness 2.0 mm. height 4.0 mm.
1641 SF BUC 2(C), A7 Gl. Grave deposit. Period 2. Internal diameter oval.
30.5 by 33.0 mm. circular section. tapering from 2.5 to 1.5 mm thick. and
from 3.0 to 1.5 mm high. Twisted expanding clasp. Similar to 1654.
Fig 41.
1642 SF BUC 36/37(C), A223/224 G16. Grave deposit. Period 2. Fragments.
internal diameter 52.0 mm. circular section. thickness 2.0 mm.
Penannular.
1645 SF BUC 388/339(C), B1050 G171. Grave deposit. Period 2. Internal
diameter 52.0 mm. D-shaped section. tapering from 4.5 to 2.0 mm thick.
and from 6.0 to 4.0 mm high. Penannular.
1646 SF BUC 395(C), B1104 G174. Grave deposit. Period 2. Internal diameter
56.0 mm. circular section. thickness swells from 4.0 to 6.0 mm at the
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