Record ID: PUBLIC-2983D4
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead pilgrim's ampulla of 14th to 16th century date The ampulla is near complete, (with a length of 56.8mm and a weight of 80.7mm) but with some peripheral damage around the mouth edge. The mouth is expanded, (with a width of 23.3mm) and is open. The sides of the neck are straight and converge to the lower chamber (with a width of 35.4mm). On one side there is a formed suspension loop, on the opposite side the loop is visible but with no perforation and is slightly higher than the other loop, suggesting a mis-casting. There is a split along the casing seam on the same side a…
Created on: Friday 29th July 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd August 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-297F48
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead pilgrim's ampulla of 14th to 16th century date The ampulla is near complete, (with a length of 56.8 mm and a weight of 67.6mm) but with some peripheral damage around the mouth edge. The mouth is expanded, (with a width of 25.6mm) and is open. The sides of the neck are straight and converge to the lower chamber (with a width of 34.4mm). On one side there is a formed suspension loop, on the opposite side the loop is visible but with no perforation and is slightly higher than the other loop, suggesting a mis-casting. The obverse is convex and there is a mid rib extending f…
Created on: Friday 29th July 2011
Last updated: Monday 1st August 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-419876
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman silver denarius of Marcus Aurelius as Caesar, under Antoninius Pius, (AD 139-61), dating to c. AD 145-7 (Reece Period 7), HONOS COS II, Honos standing left with branch and cornucopiae. RIC III, p. 80, no. 429a.
Created on: Monday 18th July 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 15th March 2017
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Record ID: PUBLIC-407C04
Object type: PROCESSIONAL CROSS
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late medieval copper alloy roundel from a processional cross of 15th century date The roundel is near-complete and is of sub-circular form (with a diameter of 36.3 - 39.6mm and a weight of 20.8g) with openwork decoration depicts a bird (eagle) facing left, with wings folded. The ends of the wings have cast ridges and elsewhere the feathers are depicted by incised crossing arcs. The left wing is joined to the bird's beak and the ground or branch in a continuous arc of the outside edge. The right wing abuts the back of the bird's head and ends before the tail feathers, although …
Created on: Monday 18th July 2011
Last updated: Thursday 4th January 2024
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Record ID: PUBLIC-D584A5
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval lead seal matrix, probably of 13th century date. The matrix is of long lozenge or pointed-oval form, with a length of 31.0mm, a width of 16.6mm, a thickness of 2.7mm and a weight of 7.5g. It is complete but in two pieces, where the bottom fragment has been repaired by the finder. The rear has a loop at the top (with a length of 9.5mm, a thickness of 3.4mm and giving an overall depth of 7.7mm), with a circular perforation 3.0mm in diameter. The die has a central device depicting an eight-petalled flower within a lightly engraved pointed-oval border. The encircling legend…
Created on: Wednesday 13th July 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 9th December 2015
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Record ID: PUBLIC-D52E46
Object type: MACE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval copper alloy hollow-cast knobbed mace head of 11th to 14th century date The mace-head appears to be complete (with a height of 39.7mm and a weight of 194.0g). There does not appear to have been a collar or shaft extending from the base and there is no perforation for an attachment rivet on the mace. The shaft-hole perforation is sub-circular (with a diameter at the base of 13.7mm - 16.0mm and a diameter at the apex of 17.2mm -18.7mm). The overall form of the mace head is slightly oval (with maximum dimensions of 50mm x 45.7mm). The knobs are arranged in three rows, with fou…
Created on: Wednesday 13th July 2011
Last updated: Thursday 3rd July 2014
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Record ID: PUBLIC-6D4272
Object type: CHAPE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late medieval copper alloy dagger chape, probably of late 14th or 15th century date The chape is near-complete (with a length of 54.2mm and a weight of 11.5g). The chape is constructed of sheet metal (0.8mm thick) with a clear seam and a folded end, now damaged. The mouth is of oval section (26.3mm x 10.1mm) with no faceting; the sides are straight and converge towards the base (13.0mm x 6.7mm). There is a separate applied and soldered (now loose) decorative band (4.4mm wide) positioned beneath the mouth. Beneath the band on both sides are small oval apertures, formed by punching…
Created on: Friday 8th July 2011
Last updated: Friday 8th July 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-2EC725
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Utilised animal bone of uncertain date The bone is incomplete, missing the proximal end (with a surviving length of 216mm and a weight of 333.6g) and is a metatarsal from a large bovine, probably an auroch. The damaged end of the bone is heavily eroded and worn, with a number of worn abrasions near the end, suggestive of animal gnawing. There is a circular perforation (9.5mm diameter) near the distal end, positioned at the centre and adjacent to the medial trochlea. The perforation is regular and parallel-sided, suggesting it was drilled with a metal bit. Other than the perforation,…
Created on: Tuesday 5th July 2011
Last updated: Thursday 7th July 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-859035
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval gold coin James I (1603-25) gold Britain crown, London, 2nd coinage of 1604-19 Privy mark: cinquefoil (1613-15) When issued 5s 6d
Created on: Monday 27th June 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 28th June 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-9EF6F3
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead seal matrix probably of 13th or 14th century date The seal matrix is complete but has three perforations along the base for an uncertain purpose. The seal is circular (with a diameter of 31.0mm and a weight of 19.5g). The rear is flat with a perforated lug at the apex (with an overall depth of 8.5mm, a height of 4.8mm, a length of 10.9mm, a thickness of 4.7mm and a perforation diameter of 2.7mm). Beneath the lug is a gradually weakening and worn rib, which ends before the base of the matrix. The seal die is heavily worn and eroded. The central device is a simple, sing…
Created on: Thursday 16th June 2011
Last updated: Friday 23rd October 2015
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Record ID: PUBLIC-9ED483
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy belt or strap mount of 13th or 14th century date The mount is incomplete, missing one of the pins (with a length of 29.5mm, an overall depth of 5.5mm and a weight of 2.1g). The mount is triangular (26.1mm x 16.2mm and 1.5mm thick) and has closely spaced horizontal ribs, producing a corrugated surface decoration. The mount was attached by two integral pins, positioned at the base and apex of the rear. One of the pins has been lost, leaving a square hole. The pin is of oval section, gradually tapering to the tip. The original surface of the mount has been lost, …
Created on: Thursday 16th June 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 14th September 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-9EB2B5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval silver coin Charles I (1625-49) sixpence, Tower mint; privy mark: harp (1632-3); Group D
Created on: Thursday 16th June 2011
Last updated: Friday 17th June 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-9EA085
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval silver coin Elizabeth I (158-1603) sixpence, London; privy mark: sword & dated 1582
Created on: Thursday 16th June 2011
Last updated: Friday 17th June 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-9E9296
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval silver coin Elizabeth I (1558-1603) threepence, London; date and privy mark uncertain
Created on: Thursday 16th June 2011
Last updated: Friday 17th June 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-9E7503
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late medieval copper alloy cast sword pommel, probably of 15th century date The sword pommel is near-complete, with some damage to one face (with a length of 38.8mm, a width of 41.5mm and a weight, containing sediment of 96.2g). The pommel is of polyhedral form, with faceted sides around four sub-lozenge shaped panels. There is a sub-rectangular slot (12.9mm x 6.4mm) at the base to accommodate the sword tang, and a smaller sub-rectangular slot at the apex (5.9mm4.0mm). The pommel has an irregularly shaped puncture on one side (11mm x 13mm). The surface has a dark green patina, with …
Created on: Thursday 16th June 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 13th September 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-9E4684
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Bronze Age socketed axe of uncertain type and probably of Ewart Park metalworking industry dated to 950 - 750BC (Nedham 1996) . The axe is fragmentary, represented by the blade end only (with a surviving length of 19.1mm and a weight of 21.5g). The axe is of sub-rectangular section at the break and is worn and eroded (with a width of 37.6mm and a thickness of 9.8mm). The base of the socket is evident at the break (22mm long, 2.6mm wide and 3mm deep). One face of the axe was thicker than the other (4.0mm compared to 2.5mm). Little of the sides survive and no casting seams are no…
Created on: Thursday 16th June 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 13th September 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-8CBAE1
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy bell, probably of post medieval date, c. 18th century The bell is near complete, missing the clapper with some peripheral damage around the mouth (with a length of 63.6mm and a weight of 63.9g). The loop is crudely cast, is D-shaped and is of irregular section (19mm tall, 17.8mm wide and 7.3m thick); enclosing a circular perforation (11mm diameter). The top of the bell appears to have been soldered to mid section, which has a better cast finish. The bell gradually diverges, before flaring out more sharply to the mouth (where it has a diameter of 50.6mm). The interior of…
Created on: Wednesday 15th June 2011
Last updated: Thursday 23rd June 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-8C9853
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead cloth seal, probably of mid 14th to 16th century date The seal is circular and complete (with a diameter of 29.3mm, maximum length of 32.8mm, thickness of 5.0mm and a weight of 13.6g). The seal is constructed with two integral discs connected by a tab and secured using a single rivet. The detail on both faces is corroded and now difficult to distinguish. The obverse face appears to depict a crown (or alternatively, possibly a tower) at the apex and a pellet or rosette to the left. The motif is in a circular cartouche (17mm diameter). Letters are present encircling the…
Created on: Wednesday 15th June 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 13th September 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-8C7E56
Object type: PIPE (SMOKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval clay pipe of late 17th to early 18th century date, probably dating to between 1680 and 1720 The pipe is incomplete, missing the end of the stem (with a surviving length of 104.4mm and a weight of 16.1g). The bowl is undecorated and has an oval mouth (18.0mm x 15.9mm). The mid-section of the bowl has the characteristic swelling for bowls of this date and angle. A maker's mark is stamped at the base of the oval rest: PE BRO (BXO?) .AR. The beginning of the stem is decorated with three impressed intermittent bands. The stem gradually narrows to the break (with a d…
Created on: Wednesday 15th June 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 13th September 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-8C52B0
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy buckle, probably of 12th to 14th century date The buckle frame is complete, although the pin is absent (with a length of 13.mm, a width of 16.2mm and a weight of 1.6g). The buckle has an oval frame with ornate outside edge. The outside edge is widened (at 4.3mm) and comprises Two end knops flanked on the inside with ribs. The sides are of sub-triangular section and the bar is off-set and narrowed. The rear of the buckle is also decorated. The surface is green to grey with adhering iron corrosionover the side and interior of the frame. The buckle can be clos…
Created on: Wednesday 15th June 2011
Last updated: Thursday 23rd June 2011
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