Record ID: NMGW-44EAC7 - IRON AGE brooch

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Brooch

Unique ID: NMGW-44EAC7

Object type certainty: Certain

Cast copper alloy bow brooch of uncertain type. This would appear to be the bow from a brooch which has been constructed to fit together in two parts. The head does not appear to be broken, but has two grooves, possibly to accommodate the wings and spring or hinge mechanism. The bow is slender and has been carefully decorated with a single column of raised square dots within a linear border. The cross section of the bow varies from flat at the foot to tear-shaped above the catch plate to sub square near the head. The catch plate is damaged but would have carried a comparatively intricate openwork design.

Notes:

This form of head design on bow brooches is unknown to the author, and if correct requires further attention.

Class: Bow

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: AD 1
Date to: AD 200

Dimensions and weight

Length: 62.6 mm
Width: 5.5 mm
Thickness: 4.7 mm
Weight: 5.6 g
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: Wales
County: Vale Of Glamorgan
District: Vale Of Glamorgan
Parish: Wenvoe

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: ST0971
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source:
Grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 15th June 2003

Personal details

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Identified by: Mr Mark Lodwick - [view all attributed records]

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