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BRACELET
Unique ID: BERK-6863E4
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
A gold penannular bracelet (Middle Bronze Age circa 1300-1100BC). The bracelet is oval with no decoration and unexpanded terminals; on this bracelet the terminals are touching. The bracelet is made from a solid gold bar of roughly circular section. Dimensions: weight: 111.49g; length: 74.61mm; width: 62.04mm; thickness: 6.87mm. This is part of a Middle Bronze Age hoard consisting of two twisted arm/neck ornaments and three penannular bracelets (BERK-683F91; BERK-6870F5; BERK-687927; BERK-83AC41). The former are coiled (either because they could more easily be buried, or because they were worn on the arms). They both have four-flange twisted bodies, and plain terminals which expand gently towards the ends. The terminals are doubled back. One is more slender than the other. These will be referred to as 'armlets', to distinguish them from the bracelets. Of the three bracelets, two are relatively slender the other is thicker. This last has terminals which almost meet; the other two have wider gaps. Composition: The analysis gave an estimate of 82% of gold content, except of the smaller armlet which was 79%. Identification: Associations of the two types of object represented in this hoard are well known. Both being to well-documented classes of ornament belonging to the Middle Bronze Age, circa 1300-1100BC. This is reinforced by the analyses, which accord well with other objects of this class and date.
Class: Bar Bracelet
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: West Berkshire Museum
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by museum after being declared Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2004T348
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: 1300 BC
Date to: 1100 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 74.61 mm
Width: 62.04 mm
Thickness: 6.87 mm
Weight: 111.49 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 19th September 2004
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2004T348
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Berkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: West Berkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Crowdown
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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