Bangle Fragment

Jewelry

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Trimontium Museum

Name/Title

Bangle Fragment

Entry/Object ID

L.2021.248

Description

Bangle fragment, glass, white opaque

Style

Roman

Use

Personal accessory.

Context

By the end of the 1st century AD glass was commonly available and was manufactured in large scale in the Roman world. There were simple pieces widely available and also very specialized types of luxury glass. Bangles were used by Romans and local Iron Age tribes. Some may have ben made by recycling broken Roman bottles which took place in the industrial part of the Trimontium fort.

Collection

Live Borders

Category

Armlet
Jewellery

Acquisition

Accession

ETLMS:20.0014

Source (if not Accessioned)

Live Borders

Notes

Loan

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Roman

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Bangle

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Bracelet

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Jewelry

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Body Adornments

Nomenclature Class

Adornment

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Getty AAT

Concept

bangles

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Previous Accession Number

Other Number

TT0260

Material

Glass

Color

White

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Exhibition

Permanent Exhibition

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Exhibition Caption

Label

Some styles were shared between Romans and locals, for instance colourful glass bangles developed in the frontier zone. The fastener was a local style, but was found on the Roman fort.