Record ID: LVPL-827EA0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Blaenau Gwent
Workflow stage: Published
Trumpet type brooch in corroded condition. Circular head bent sharply backwards, trace of pierced lug on the back of the head, spring gear and pin missing. The head is decorated with a pair of 'eyes' to either side that probably once contained enamel. Traces of swirling pattern of silver inlay around the 'eyes'. The waist bead comprises three flattened cushions which extend around the back of the bow but are flattened at the back. The catchplate is much denuded. Foot missing.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd December 2003
Last updated: Friday 22nd May 2020
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Record ID: NMGW-5769D6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Blaenau Gwent
Workflow stage: Published
Annular silver stirrup brooch. The external face is decorated for half its circumference with engraved transverse grooves inlaid with niello. There is no restriction in the frame for the pin which has a short stirrup at the junction of shaft and wrap around head. The stirrup is decorated with transverse grooves, and the facets of the shaft, which has a diamond cross-section, are engraved with diagonal grooves to create a herring-bone pattern from the front. The backs of the frame and pin are plain. External diameter 24.2mm; inner diameter 20.01mm; maximum frame thickness 1.9mm; …
Created on: Thursday 17th August 2017
Last updated: Thursday 17th August 2017
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