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-93B0FD
Object type: CHAPE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy decorated cast fragment of medieval date, probably a sword scabbard chape; c. 13th to 15th century The object is heavily-corroded and fragmentary, broken on all edges (with a surviving length of 70.6mm, a width of 30.6mm and a weight of 14.9g). The fragment is likely to represent a large part of the front plate of a scabbard chape with the sides curving towards the missing back-plate (with a depth of 6.3mm). The left side of the chape is near straight while the opposite side was converging at the base. There was an iron attachment pin near the base through a small ho…
Created on: Monday 11th November 2019
Last updated: Monday 11th November 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-49C102
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
A Medieval to Post-medieval copper alloy decorated plate probably of 11th or 12th century date. The flat plate is fragmentary, with an intact top edge but with all other edges broken in antiquity (with a surviving length of 31.6mm, a surviving width of 21.4mm and a weight of 3.8g). The late has a uniform thickness (of 1.2mm) and the rear of the plate is not decorated. The surviving part of the top edge (24.2mm long) is undamaged and has an outer-grooved border, inside of which is a decorated strip within a border. The strip has a symmetrical device of a stylised dolphin'…
Created on: Monday 14th October 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 27th June 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-B3F1E2
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval copper alloy buckle of 13th to 15th century date The cast buckle frame is missing any associated sheet plate and possibly also a sheet metal roller from the outside of the frame (with a length of 19.8mm, a width of 21.5mm and a weight of 3.1g). The outside of the frame has extended terminals, recessed at the centre (4mm diameter) and is without decoration possibly suggesting a missing roller. The sides of the frame are arched and of oval section (1.4mm wide and 1.7mm thick). The bar is offset and narrowed. The pin is of circular-sectioned thin wire (0.6mm diameter), loosel…
Created on: Monday 7th October 2019
Last updated: Monday 7th October 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-B204C6
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval copper alloy seal matrix of 13th or 14th century date The seal matrix is of pointed oval form and is complete but has some corrosion (with a length of 27.9mm, a width of 16.5mm, 2.8mm thick and a weight of 6.6g). The rear of the matrix has a loop at the apex (giving the matrix a depth of 7.4mm and with a perforation diameter of 3.0mm) with a gradually weakening rib extending from its base. The seal die has a central device, depicting a seated creature in side view, facing towards the left (from the perspective of the impression), probably a squirrel. The squirrel is depict…
Created on: Monday 7th October 2019
Last updated: Monday 7th October 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-65E967
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy escutcheon or pendant probably of medieval date The delicate fitting appears to be near-complete (with a length of 24.6mm and a weight of 1.0g) and was suspended by an integral loop (8.4mm long, 2.9mm wide and 4.2mm deep), which has been coiled inwards to form the loop and projects to the front. The mount is shield-shaped (16.7mm long, 10.0mm wide and 1.2mm thick), now truncated at the base. At the centre of the mount is a circular perforation (3.0mm diameter) probably for attachment. The face is faceted where the loop enters the mount and the upper part of the mount h…
Created on: Monday 9th September 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-AA09AB
Object type: HOOK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy suspension loop from an uncertain object, possibly of late medieval date The loop is of sub-oval form, pointed at the apex (with a length of 26.9mm and a weight of 1.7g) and is of consistent sub-rectangular section (4.1mm wide and 1.9mm thick). The loop is decorated with cast ornament, which respects the form of the loop and indicates that the loop is not a deformed ring and is symmetrical through the centre. Either side of the apex is a double grooved border before an elongated panel with a grooved border, weakening towards the base. At the widest point of the loop (1…
Created on: Monday 19th August 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-85013A
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval enamelled coper alloy harness pendant of 13th or 14th century date The cast pendant is complete but the suspension mount and any possible frame or backing have been lost (with a length of 43.7mm and a weight of 10.1g). At the apex of the pendant is a perforated lug (7.1mm deep, 1.8mm - 2.7mm thick, 8.1mm long and with an internal diameter of 3.4mm) from the hinge. The pendant is of hexagonal form and has six peripheral lug (with an overall width of 31.1mm and a depth of 3mm), with the top lug extending into the hinge lug and one of the side lugs now somewhat distorted. T…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd January 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 13th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-DB8D66
Object type: PILGRIM BADGE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval copper alloy pilgrim's badge of 15th or 16th century date The badge depicts the bust of Thomas Becket from the Canterbury pilgrimage and probably associated with the head reliquary. The badge is complete (with a length of 40.5mm, a basal width of 25.3mm, a thickness of 0.4mm - 3.9mm and a weight of 6.9g). Thomas is depicted full-face wearing a mitre surmounted with a cross, comprising four peripheral pellets and larger central pellet. The sides of the mitre are enhanced with three protruding knops and the interior has linear along the sides, through the centre and above the …
Created on: Tuesday 31st May 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 21st September 2016
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Record ID: NMGW-2B000C
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval copper alloy harness pendant of 13th or 14th century date The pendant is of cruciform type and is near-complete missing the top of the loop (with a surviving length of 30.5mm and a weight of 9.4g). The incomplete loop (with a surviving length of 4.4mm and a diameter of 2.6mm) is thinned (at 1.7mm). The cruciform pendant comprises a central square box (7.2mm square and 6.3mm thick) with narrowed arms of D-shaped section (2mm wide and 3-4mm thick) with sub-spherical terminals (6mm - 8mm diameter). There is likely to have been a motif on the central box but is no longer disce…
Created on: Monday 6th October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 8th October 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-2A2415
Object type: CLASP
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Carmarthenshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy folding strap clasp of late 13th to early 15th century date The folding clasp is incomplete, missing folding end and plate (with a surviving length of 16.5mm and a weight of 3.1g). The outside edge has the separate sheet of the folding end wrapped around the frame (with a thickness of 5.0mm). The frame is trapezoidal, widening to the outside edge (with a width of 18.3mm and 14.7mm at the bar). The sides of the frame are of rectangular section and are straight, enhanced with pointed mouldings near the bar and outside edge. One side of the frame is miscast. The …
Created on: Monday 6th October 2014
Last updated: Monday 6th October 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-261F3C
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval enamelled copper alloy harness pendant of 13th or 14th century date The shield-shaped pendant is corroded but is near-complete (with an overall length of 36.4mm and a weight of 6.7g). The pendant was hinged to a missing suspension mount by the loop at the apex (10.5mm high, 6.9mm deep and 1.9mm - 4.0mm thick) with a circular perforation containing the remnants of the iron hinge-pin. The shield-shaped pendant (26.1mm long, 22.5mm wide and 2.1mm thick) is gently convex. The decorative device is heraldic, comprising a diagonal band (bend), within which none of the enamel ha…
Created on: Monday 6th October 2014
Last updated: Saturday 13th November 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-E91B83
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Bridgend
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval copper alloy seal matrix, probably of 13th century date The seal matrix is circular (with a diameter of 29.3mm, a thickness of 3.8mm and a weight of 19.2g). At the apex of the seal is a loop (with a depth of 6.8mm, a width of 4.0mm and gives the matrix an overall length of 37.2mm) with a circular perforation (3.6mm diameter). The rear of the matrix is flat and plain. The seal die is well preserved and has 'The Lamb of God' or Agnus Dei as the central device. The lamb is depicted with head facing to the rear and carrying the cross, positioned behind the body. The encircling le…
Created on: Tuesday 8th December 2009
Last updated: Thursday 3rd January 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-AC4A16
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Medieval or early post-medieval copper alloy mount, probably of 15th or 16th century date The mount is lozenge-shaped with a perforated domed centre. The mount is complete, with a length of 17.5mm, a width of 14.1mm, a depth of 4.0mm and a weight of 1.3g. Two of the opposing sides of the mount are bevelled while the other two are square-cut. The domed area is circular (with a diameter of 9.0mm) with the hole to accommodate a rivet at the apex (with a diameter of 2.8mm). The rear of the boss is concave. Remnant traces of a dark green surface patina survive; elsewhere the mount …
Created on: Thursday 6th August 2009
Last updated: Monday 28th January 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-D43403
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cardiff
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval copper alloy buckle, dating from the mid-14th to the mid-15th century The buckle comprises an oval, lipped frame with a folded sheet plate. The buckle is near-complete, missing some of the pate and the end of the pin (with an overall, distorted length of 33.7mm and a weight of 2.7g). The oval frame (with a length of 17.8mm and a width of 19.1mm) is of trapezoidal section on the outside edge (2.9mm thick), becoming sub-rectangular on the sides. The lip has a prominent notch for the pin. The bar is narrowed and offset. The pin is of circular, tapering section (2.1mm maximum dia…
Created on: Tuesday 4th March 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-E24981
Object type: ROTARY KEY
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy rotary key, probably of late medieval or Post Medieval date. The key has lost the bow, but is otherwise complete. The stem of the key is short and is hollow with an external diameter of 10.3mm (internal - 7.5mm). The bit (18 x 13.5mm) has one cleft on each side, and is otherwise composed of a number of grooves and channels. The bow was of circular section, and likely to have been oval in shape.
Created on: Tuesday 27th April 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-E23887
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy cast cauldron or skillet leg fragment, broken at both ends, and probably of late Medieval or Post Medieval date. The leg is of trapezoidal section with a sharp rib on the outside face. The sides are parallel. Black deposits over the surface indicate heavy sooting and burning.
Created on: Tuesday 27th April 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-E229B3
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy cast cauldron or skillet leg fragment, broken at both ends, and probably of late Medieval or Post Medieval date. The leg is of low D-shaped section with a rounded rib on the outside face. The sides converge towards the foot and the leg thickens near the top break. Black deposits over the surface indicate heavy sooting and burning.
Created on: Tuesday 27th April 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-9979E8
Object type: CAULDRON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cauldron or skillet leg fragment of Medieval or early Post Medieval date. The leg is of faceted D-shaped section and is broken at both ends. There is the beginning of a raised rib at the centre of the straight face, next to the break.
Created on: Tuesday 30th March 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-98EDE1
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy three dimensional mount probably depicting a lion or similar, and was likely to have been attached to the lid of a small box. Traces of gilding survive on areas of the mount. The base is rectangular and open at the centre. At the rear is a trefoil leaf terminal with a perforation for attachment. There was likely to have been another terminal at the front, which has broken across two small perforations. The beast is simply cast with a wide neck and incised lines depicting a mane. The body is more slender at the point where the mane ends and there are also connecting st…
Created on: Tuesday 30th March 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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