Record ID: NMGW-0F16BD
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near complete cast copper alloy and enamel Medieval harness pendant dating from 1200 to 1400 AD. The harness pendant is shield-shaped with an integrally cast loop; the front is decorated in relief blue enamel depicting a unicorn rampant.  The suspension loop is 8.5mm long with a loop hole (2.6mm in diameter) which is set 90 degrees from the shield. The suspension loop is positioned at the top center of the shield. The shield has a flat top, and sides which curve steeply to a point, it measures 25.08mm wide across its top and 29.65mm in length. The shield varies in thickness, me…
Created on: Monday 5th February 2024
Last updated: Friday 1st March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gower', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-5611B4
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete enamelled copper alloy harness fitting (toggle or cheek-piece) of late Iron Age to early Roman date, broadly 1st century AD, but probably more specifically to around the Roman campaigning period in Wales (47-78AD), broadly c. 60-80AD (Davis and Gwilt 2008, pg.164). The toggle is complete with the exception of minor damage to its terminals and enamel inlays. The toggle has a length of 117.2mm comprising a central perforated section tapering at each end into two circular sectioned arms, which in turn expand to the circular sectioned flat-ended terminals. The central section i…
Created on: Monday 15th January 2024
Last updated: Monday 22nd January 2024
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Record ID: NMGW-6582F1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy umbonate brooch, dating from c. 100 to 250 AD. The brooch is elliptical or oval in plan, and measures 26.70mm long, 19.14mm wide and is 1.65 mm in thickness (excluding the hinge). The front of the brooch is domed and is decorated with inlayed concentric rings of red enamel triangles, which increase in size from the centre to the outer edge of the brooch. The central ring of enamel decoration is made up of nine inwards pointing red triangles around 1mm in height. Surrounding this is a second ring of red inward pointing triangles, many of which are pa…
Created on: Tuesday 5th September 2023
Last updated: Friday 19th January 2024
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Record ID: NMGW-4977A4
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of copper alloy and enamel zoomorphic vessel mount of probable late Iron Age to early Roman date (c. 50 BC to 100 AD). The object is zoomorphic, cast in the form of the stylised head of a beast with the lower jaw cut away in order to fit onto a vessel rim. The head is 21.3mm long, 12.1mm thick and 12.3mm wide, with an 8.4mm long snout with a flared, flat tip similar to a pig or boar. The lower 6.8mm of the jaw is cut out to a dept of c. 3.2mm. The rounded head has two 2.8mm diameter circular drilled eyes and is decorated on top of the cranium by two symmetrical comma shape…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd August 2023
Last updated: Monday 4th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gobion fawr community', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-7B75B5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman plate brooch of Umbonate type dating to the 2nd century AD. The brooch is missing the pin large portions of the circumferential plate as well as the lug/loop at the head and catch plate in old damage, with overall surviving dimensions of 43.1mm long x 26.9mm wide x 13.3mm deep. The central boss is circular in plan and domed/sub-conical with long and narrow triangular recessed cells converging to a central circular domed knop (4.3mm diameter). Traces of alternating yellow and red enamel preserve in some of the cells. A pair of incised grooves encirc…
Created on: Monday 31st July 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 1st August 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-879E3C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near-complete cast copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester Derivative Hinged (CD H)/T-shaped type, with elements of Trumpet and Polden Hill types (c.1st-2nd century AD). The brooch is comprised of the head, wings, half of the hinged pin, bow, foot and catch plate with a total length of 47.6mm. The semi-tubular wings (spanning 21.9mm wide) are decorated with end knops expanding upwards (c.4.6mm diameter) with transverse moulded collars decorations. The wings are perforated with an iron axis bar (evidenced by iron corrosion on one wing and at the slot) around which the copper alloy pi…
Created on: Tuesday 13th June 2023
Last updated: Monday 19th June 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-F0CC42
Object type: BUTTON AND LOOP FASTENER
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy and enamel button and loop fastener of Roman date (c. 2nd-3rd century AD). The object is broken where the shank forks to form the loop but is otherwise complete. The head is flat and circular, measuring 15.2mm diameter and 2.8mm thick. The front of the head is decorated with champleve enamel set in cells within a central raised 13mm diameter circular area, surrounded by a flat 1.4mm thick rim bearing possible traces of degraded enamel. The reverse of the head is flat with a 3.8mm thick, 3.7mm wide sub-rectangular shank projecting perpendicular to the h…
Created on: Tuesday 6th June 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 6th June 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-74DF86
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman brooch of the Headstud type, c. AD 70-200. Brooch belongs to Mackreth’s subtype Headstud 2.d., while Hattatt would classify it as a T-shape brooch, specifically a sawfish type. The brooch has a hinge mechanism, the pin is missing, but the axis bar is still enclosed in the wings. The head of the brooch has two short wings (22.3mm wide and 4.3mm high), with three vertical grooves on each side for decoration; the middle grooves are concave in profile, while the other ones are triangular. The wings are rectangular when viewed from the front, with a …
Created on: Tuesday 6th September 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 20th June 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-A73037
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy brooch of Headstud type, dating to the Roman period (c. 75-200 AD). The brooch is heavily worn and difficult to identify a subtype. The brooch is missing its foot, catchplate, mechanism, pin, much of the wings and the composite headstud itself, while the surface of the bow is heavily damaged. The head of the bow has two wings with an incomplete width of 17.6mm, incomplete height of 6.1mm and an incomplete depth of 3.3mm. The reverse of the wings is broken nearly flat, with the original surface remaining only as a shallow groove (likely holding the axis …
Created on: Monday 15th August 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 16th May 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-7DE647
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy, iron, and enamel plate brooch of Roman date (c. 80-250 AD). Of Mackreth’s (2011) British Plate type, subtype 2.e (Triskele), cf. no. 10688, Vol 1, pg. 157. The object is incomplete, missing most of the enamel and catch plate, some of the edge, and the pin. The object is flat and sub circular in plan, with a maximum plate thickness of 2mm. The reverse is undecorated, bearing only the single perforated lug (5.7mm long, c. 1.8mm thick) containing the corroded remains of the iron pin mechanism (probably sprung) and the remains of the catchplate (7.5m…
Created on: Monday 1st August 2022
Last updated: Monday 24th July 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-9A820D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Bridgend
Workflow stage: Published
A fragmentary cast copper alloy Roman trumpet brooch of AD 100-175. The brooch is represented by the head and upper bow (with a remaining overall length of 46.4mm, weight 20.72g) with the spring mechanism, pin, lower bow/leg and catch-plate missing in old damage. The head is sub-oval in plan with a small knop on the apex (21.4mm tall x 16.8mm wide) to accommodate a perforated lug on the reverse, now damaged (4.8mm wide x 16.2mm tall, internal diameter of surviving perforation 3.1mm), which would have held the spring mechanism. Concentric recessed rings on either side of the head…
Created on: Monday 27th June 2022
Last updated: Friday 28th July 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-0B7D06
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester Derivative Polden Hill type (c.AD 75-175). The brooch belongs to Mackreth’s (2011) CD PH 4.f subtype. The brooch consists of the head, bow, foot and catchplate with an overall length of 42.7mm. The spring and pin are missing in old damage. The short, sub-cylindrical wings (c.4.9mm diameter) are slightly angled with a width of 14.8mm between them. The ends of the wings have been lost to old damage. On the reverse, the head and wings are concave to accommodate the spring mechanism and the ends of the wings (now missing) …
Created on: Wednesday 8th June 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 15th June 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-E1D9A2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester Derivative H/ Polden Hill type (c.AD 130-300). The brooch belongs to Hull T110A; Mackreth 2011,  Chapter 3, Part 5, CD H PH 2.a2. no. 2215. The brooch consists of the head, spring, and bow with overall length of 30.9mm. The pin, foot and catchplate are missing in old damage. The short, sub-cylindrical wings (c.5.4mm diameter) are slightly angled with a width of 19.2mm between them. The wings are decorated with two transverse grooves and a slightly concave moulding between them. The ends of the wings have bee…
Created on: Monday 6th June 2022
Last updated: Monday 29th August 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-525A32
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy enameled mount of mid-12th to mid-14th century date The mount is near-complete but is now folded and is of trilobed form. The mount form and decoration suggest that it was intended to flank a central plate to its right, probably with a similar mount flanking the central plate on the left. The right edge of the mount is straight and vertical but with a concave arc at both the top and basal corners. The top and basal edges are rounded and define the trilobed left edge. The mount was attached using five attachment rivets positioned around the edges. The decoration o…
Created on: Friday 6th May 2022
Last updated: Friday 6th May 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-7F7A06
Object type: BUTTON AND LOOP FASTENER
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy and enamel button-and-Loop Fastener of Roman date (Likely 2nd century AD). The button-and-loop fastener is of Wild's Class Via and is missing much of its surface due to heavy corrosion, while the loop ends in a break just as it starts to bifurcate. The head of the object is sub rectangular in form and may originally have been square, with a flat rectangular section. Its surviving dimensions are 15.6mm wide, 16.1mm long and 3.8mm thick. The head thickens towards the shaft. The face of the head is decorated by a red enamel quatrefoil executed in champlevÃ…
Created on: Tuesday 26th April 2022
Last updated: Thursday 19th May 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-ADE00E
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of cast copper alloy and enamel object of unknown purpose, but certainly of Roman date (c. 43-410 AD). The object represents only a fragment of an unknown object, ending in breaks at both ends (the sides appear to be damaged original edges). The object is very broadly rectangular in shape, though the longer edges are concave. These edges are 12.3mm wide in the middle, and 20.17mm at the top and 21.2mm wide at the bottom. The object runs in a slight curve, with concave reverse and convex front. The broken top edge of the object projects slightly more than the bottom. The rev…
Created on: Monday 4th April 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 25th October 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-564782
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy brooch of Roman date (Probably 2nd or 3rd centuries AD). The type of plate brooch (British or continental) is uncertain, but likely to be British. Probably Mackreth (2011) sub type 3.a1. The brooch is incomplete, missing the pin, the catchplate and much of the rim of the brooch, as well as the enamel settings (minus a tiny remnant). The brooch is oval in plan, with a heavily abraded rim (24.6mm long, 18.5mm wide, 2.6mm thick). The remaining areas of rim are slightly raised to enclose a 3.2mm wide cell, which is divided from the central cell by…
Created on: Monday 17th January 2022
Last updated: Monday 9th May 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-C27587
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead decorative object of Post-Medieval to Early Modern date (c. AD 1800-1900). The object is sub-oval in plan measuring 47.6mm x 41.2mm x 6mm. The front of the object is decorated in a stamped armorial decoration of the royal shield with traces of the legend [HONI SOIT] QUI MAL [Y PEN]SE which translates to ‘May he be shamed who thinks badly of it’. This was the motto of the British chivalric Order of the Garter (founded in AD 1438). Much of the surface has been lost to old damage and erosion, but the detail was clearly fine and traces of black enamel preserve in th…
Created on: Monday 10th January 2022
Last updated: Monday 10th January 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-5B9923
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch of Trumpet Derivative type dating to the 2nd-3rd century AD. The fragmentary brooch is 50.7mm long comprising the lower part of of the head, bow, foot and catchplate, missing the head and spring. A circular disc with four projecting knops (max width 16.1mm) expands from the head with two concentric rings and a central flat pellet. The rings are recessed and filled with red enamel inlay (the outer ring has an external diameter of 14.6mm, inner ring 7.5mm external diameter). The leg of the brooch is decorated with a raised central strip and t…
Created on: Wednesday 5th January 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 26th January 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-818016
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch of Dragonesque type and of mid-1st to late-2nd century AD date. The Dragonesque brooch is missing one terminal with a max* surviving length of 41.5mm, max surviving width of 24.1mm, and weight of 8.70g. The brooch has the characteristic S-shaped form and the body is decorated with four sub-rectangular cells with two pairs of curvilinear cells above and below, curving up and narrowing to points towards each neck. The recessed cells contain alternating red and likely yellow enamel inlay. The head is decorated with recessed c…
Created on: Tuesday 26th October 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd November 2021
Spatial data recorded.