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Record ID: NMGW-C87F84
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy object of uncertain date, use, and completeness.
The object consists of a spike, square in cross section and tapering to a point, it is 65.5mm long. The top of the object measures 8.51mm by 8.54mm, it is broadly flat but somewhat uneven, possibly suggestive of a break.
The object is a mid-brown colour with areas of uneven green corrosion.
Created on: Tuesday 4th April 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 5th April 2023
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This findspot is known as 'Gower', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: NMGW-7384A9
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy object, possibly a surgical implement of Roman date
The object is fragmentary, broken or cut on one end and is slightly distorted (with a distorted length of 118.6mm and a weight of 2.4g). Approximately half of the abject is circular-sectioned (1.6mm diameter) and the other half is flattened with a subtle midrib on one face and flat on the opposite face (with a width of 2.7mm and a thickness of 1.2mm). The midrib ends before the break, where the object is slightly thicker (at 1.9mm) possibly because of cutting with a pliers or similar tool. The surface has been strip…
Created on: Friday 20th February 2015
Last updated: Friday 20th February 2015
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Record ID: PUBLIC-924E02
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Decorative copper alloy terminal or handle of uncertain date, possibly post medieval
The item is part of a composite object (with a length of 35.9mm and a weight of 8.4g). The object is hollow and contains remnants of a shaft, probably of wood. The mouth is now distorted and closed (with a length of 14.2mm and a compressed thickness of 4.2mm). The object then narrows before flaring out at the rounded and thickened end (with a maximum thickness of 10.6mm). The object has a corroded perforation on one side and one face has a decorative incised border, now worn. The surface is dark grey…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd August 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 10th August 2011
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