Record ID: NMGW-048634
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead seal matrix of 13th or 14th century date The circular seal matrix is fragmentary, represented by approximately half (with a diameter of 23.5mm and a weight of 4.2g). The rear of the matrix is flat with a loop at the apex, now damaged and truncated (with a surviving depth of 6.0mm, a surviving height of 3.6mm, a width of 3.2mm and an internal diameter of 5.4mm). The area beneath the loop does not survive, making it unclear whether there was a rib. The seal die is heavily-worn and corroded with little surviving detail. The central device depicted a five-pointed star o…
Created on: Tuesday 26th January 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 26th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-049713
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy harness pendant of late 13th to 15th century date The shield-shaped harness pendant is near-complete, missing the suspension mount but is heavily-corroded and distorted (with a distorted length of 37.3mm, a straightened length of approximately 47mm and a weight of 5.8g). The hinged lug is sub-oval (11.8mm long, 8.2mm deep, 1.5mm – 4.1mm thick and with a perforation of 4.0mm diameter). Although the pendant is heavily-corroded the device appears to depict the Arms of England, the three lions. Traces of gilding are evident at the apex and remnants of red ena…
Created on: Tuesday 26th January 2021
Last updated: Friday 16th April 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-04ABEA
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy buckle frame of early 14th to mid 15th century date The buckle is incomplete missing the both sheet metal plates and the pin (with a length of 25.5mm and a weight of 1.5g). The frame is oval or near-circular (with a width of 14.3mm) and is of triangular section (2mm – 3mm wide and 2.0mm thick). There is the suggestion of a central notch on the outside edge, now eroded. There is a circular ident on the rear of the frame, where the missing pin was positioned. The rear of the frame narrows to the integral forked spacer. The forked spacer (12mm long and 1.8mm …
Created on: Tuesday 26th January 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 26th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-04BB8B
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval copper alloy toy cannon probably of 18th century date The gun is complete but has lost the surface to corrosion and was cast in one-piece (with a length of 40.4mm and a weight of 5.1g). The gun has a rounded cascabel and a prominent concave vent field (7.5mm diameter) with a small vent. The barrel is mostly plain with a reinforce ring positioned at the trunnions. The muzzle is of concave, spool (with a maximum diameter of 6.8mm) and with a bore of 4.5mm. The trunnions are comparatively long and slender (25.0mm long with a diameter of 2.6mm). The surface is heavily-c…
Created on: Tuesday 26th January 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 26th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-1CC1F2
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy harness pendant of 13th or 14th century date The harness pendant is near-complete but heavily-corroded and missing the hinged suspension mount (with a length of 43.4mm and a weight of 9.6g). The suspension loop is complete (with a length of 9.0mm, a depth of 5.0mm, a thickness of 1.0mm – 4.8mm and a diameter of 2.9mm). The pendant is shield-shaped (with a length of 35.1mm, a width of 26.6mm and a thickness of 1.8mm – 2.4mm) and is gently convex across both its length and width. Corrosion has removed much of the detail from the pendant but there is a trac…
Created on: Wednesday 27th January 2021
Last updated: Friday 16th April 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-1CC958
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy buckle frame of 13 to 15th century date The cast buckle frame is missing any folded sheet plate it may have had and is of oval from (with a length of 24.5mm, a width of 30.8mm and a weight of 8.6g). The outside edge of the frame has a notch for the pin on a protruding V-moulding. The frame is of robust sub-rectangular section (with a thickness of 4.2mm – 5.6mm and a width of 2.7mm – 5.0mm). The rounded bar is off-set and narrowed (with a diameter of 3mm). The pin (29.0mm long) is loosely looped around the bar and is rectangular-sectioned (3.2mm wide and …
Created on: Wednesday 27th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 1st February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-1CD116
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy buckle frame of 13 to 15th century date The cast buckle frame is missing any folded sheet plate it may have had and it’s pin and is of oval from (with a length of 20.7mm, a width of 23.8mm and a weight of 3.1g). The outside edge of the frame is widened with a notch for the pin. The frame is of rounded sub-rectangular section (with a thickness of 2.5mm – 3.1mm and a width of 2.3mm – 4.3mm). The rounded bar is off-set and of sub-rectangular section (2.7mm x 3.8mm). The min pin has left ferrous corrosion staining on the bar and outside edge of the frame. …
Created on: Wednesday 27th January 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-C1D0C7
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead seal matrix of 12th or 13th century date The seal matrix is complete but slightly distorted and corroded (with a weight of 17.4g). At the apex of the rear is a perforated, D-shaped lug (16.7mm long, 3.0mm thick and with a diameter of 3.4mm) now folded against the rear (with a distorted height of 5.1mm and a depth of 8.5mm). Otherwise the rear is flat, with no rib extending from the base of the lug. The seal die is sub-circular (with a diameter of 25.4mm – 26.9mm and a thickness of 2.7mm). The central decorative device on the seal is a geometric or floral motif or …
Created on: Thursday 4th February 2021
Last updated: Thursday 4th February 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Field 312, Reynoldston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-C23670
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead ampulla of 13th to 15th century The ampulla is incomplete, missing the neck and mouth (with a surviving length of 42.1mm and a weight of 56.9g) and is heavily corroded. The ampulla has broken across the top of the neck (with a minimum width of 22mm and vessel thickness of 1.5mm). There is a stub below the break on one side, probably the remains of the lower loop attachment. The body is globular and comparatively large and deep (with a maximum width of 38.3mm and a depth of 14.7mm). The obverse face is domed and is heavily corroded but there is the suggestion of rad…
Created on: Thursday 4th February 2021
Last updated: Thursday 4th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-C256C0
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Bronze Age fragmentary bronze flat axe of uncertain type perhaps contemporary with Type Migdale axes as defined by Schmidt & Burgess (1981, p 35-44)[1], of Metalworking Assemblage III, corresponding to Needham’s (1996)[2] Period 2 -3 and probably dating to c. 2,200 – 1,900BC. The axe comprises a worn blade fragment (with a surviving length of 39.7mm and a weight of 63.6g). The break has occurs in antiquity across the thickest surviving part of the axe (where the axe has a width of 27mm and a thickness of 7.3mm). The sides are worn and corroded but appear to have been s…
Created on: Thursday 4th February 2021
Last updated: Thursday 4th February 2021
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Record ID: HAMP-149349
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A double-struck silver Medieval penny of Richard I or John, class 2-4b, dating to AD 1189-1204. Moneyer STI[VENE], London mint.
Created on: Monday 8th February 2021
Last updated: Monday 8th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-15CF26
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval lead alloy heart pendant, probably of 17th century date The pendant is heart shaped and complete with an integral loop at the apex (with a length of 32.1mm, a width of 19.0mm and a weight of 5.1g). The heart is flanked by a flat border, filled with cast decoration comprising curved ribs and with a roundel at the centre. The central heart is raised and convex (giving a thickness of 2.7mm) with no markings evident. The integral loop is oval (10.1mm long, 7.5mm wide) and with an irregular central perforation (6mm x 3mm). There is the suggestion of possible makings on t…
Created on: Monday 8th February 2021
Last updated: Monday 8th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-15F4F9
Object type: TOY
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead alloy frame, probably representing a miniature window frame The miniature window is a component of a larger object (with a surviving length of 26.5mm, a surviving width of 19.9mm and a weight of 1.8g) and is sub-rectangular with stubs to missing elements on three of the edges. The window is depicted with three straight sides and a bifurcating top edge. Within the frame is a central cross. Stubs to connect the damaged adjacent parts are evident across the bifurcating top edge and on both sides. The frame is of D-shaped section (2 – 3mm wide and 1.2mm – 1.8mm thic…
Created on: Monday 8th February 2021
Last updated: Monday 8th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-161C0E
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval copper alloy trade weight The weight is heavily corroded and the marks are now difficult to distinguish. The sword and ewer are discernible but the crowned letter is uncertain, possibly a letter G (George). The weight currently weighs 12.79g, equivalent to 0.451 ounce, probably originally a half-ounce weight, possibly under the Avoirdupois system. The weight is corroded with a dark-green patination.
Created on: Monday 8th February 2021
Last updated: Monday 8th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-16767F
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy anthropomorphic mount of uncertain date, possibly Roman The oval domed mount depicts a human head and appears to be near-complete but is now heavily corroded (with a length of 22.3mm, a width of 17.3mm, an overall depth of 13.2mm and a weight of 7.3g). The corrosion has removed much of the facial features although what remains is finely and carefully worked. The hair remains clear, defined by curvilinear grooved lines above and to the side of the brow. At the base of the brow a delicate groove appears to depict the eye brow and is above oval depressions with a raise…
Created on: Monday 8th February 2021
Last updated: Monday 8th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-A5E7E7
Object type: BADGE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead - tin alloy boss possibly a medieval badge of 14th to 16th century date The boss appears to be complete (with a weight of 10.3g) and comprises a basal circular flange (4.1mm diameter) with a raised border and around a hemispherical centre (17.6mm diameter and 7.9mm deep). The central boss has cast decoration comprising a six-pointed star or flower, with a pellet in each of the lobes, near the top. Any moulding at the apex has been lost. The boss is solid and the rear is semi-finished with a depression around the centre. There is a clear casting seam running along the rear an…
Created on: Monday 15th February 2021
Last updated: Monday 15th February 2021
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Record ID: HAMP-7C64EA
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval silver cut half short cross penny of John (AD 1199-1216), Class 5b2 dating to AD 1205-1210. Mint and moneyer uncertain.
Created on: Thursday 25th February 2021
Last updated: Thursday 25th February 2021
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Record ID: HAMP-7C8726
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval silver threepence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), long/Latin cross initial mark and dated to 1580. London Tower mint. As North 1998.
Created on: Thursday 25th February 2021
Last updated: Monday 1st March 2021
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Record ID: HAMP-91B8B6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A heavily corroded and incomplete Roman cast copper alloy trumpet brooch of later 1st to 2nd century date. The head is D-shaped with a stump for a projecting loop at the front of the head and flanking depressions, one on each wing, which may be the remnants of cells once infilled with enamel. The brooch employed a spring mechanism, now missing, secured around a single, central pierced lug. The bow is sub-rounded in section with a bend at the mid point and a moulded decorative button, possibly originally of acanthus form. The foot and catchplate are lost.
Created on: Friday 26th February 2021
Last updated: Friday 26th February 2021
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Record ID: HAMP-CC3DDB
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval silver threepence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), coronet initial mark and dated to 1570. London Tower mint. As North 1998.
Created on: Monday 1st March 2021
Last updated: Monday 1st March 2021
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