Object: Armlet
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Colchester Museum,Acton Collection (EAS) Mus. No. MCXLV-VIII
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 87
Width (mm): 12
Thickness (mm): 10
Weight (g): 52
Patina: Green, of various shades. Slightly polished.
Surface: Smooth. A brownish encrustment at one end.
Composition: Bronze
Other: Length: A 87mm; B 82mm,Width: A 12mm to 13mm; B 12.5mm to 14mm,Thickness: about 10 mm,Weight: A 27.45 gms; B 24.8 gms; Total 52.25 gms
Associations: 2 pieces of another armlet of similar design, but a little smaller.
Description: "An armlet worn above the elbow." The thickest part is the outside edge (as regards thickness of material). A is not so well preserved as B. A is inclined to be crumbly.