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Record ID: NMGW-CDE50B
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Early Bronze Age cast copper alloy flat axe of undeterminable type, dating from c. 2200 to 1800 BC.
The axe is incomplete due to surface loss. It has a surviving length of 76.79mm. The blade end is crescentric in shape, it has a surviving blade width of 44.79mm. From the blade, the body of the axe narrows in shape, and terminates in a rounded butt. The axe is broadly lenticular when viewed in profile, although heavy corrosion has altered its shape.
The axe has a heavily textured surface caused by corrosion; it is copper-green in colour with areas of reddish brown…
Created on: Friday 15th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 30th January 2024
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Record ID: NMGW-3A90AA
Object type: DIRK
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Middle Bronze Age bronze dirk, probably of Group III weapons with a damaged butt
The dirk is near-complete with some peripheral damage to the butt (with a length of 121.3mm and a weight of 31.0g). The apex and shoulders of the butt are corroded and rounded (with a width of 31.1mm and a thickness at the apex of 0.8mm). There are the remains of a rivet hole on one side (with a diameter of 5.9mm) and probably the corroded remains on another on the opposite side. It is now unclear whether the butt has significantly eroded around the rivet holes or whether the dirk has a reworked but…
Created on: Tuesday 14th November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 14th November 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-3A7AD0
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Bronze Age socketed chisel
The chisel is complete (with an overall length of 103.5mm and a weight of 43.5g). The socket mouth is oval (with external dimensions of 19.6mm x 15.9mm and internally 16.4mm x 12.3mm) and there is no collar or mouldings and there are no attachment holes on the sides of the socket. The sides are near-straight, or slightly concave and the socket faces are straight and convergent to the blade (with a socket depth of 48.2mm). The blade is of rectangular section (15.1mm wide and 5.6mm thick beneath the socket) and the sides are gently convex and divergent to…
Created on: Tuesday 14th November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 14th November 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-D7745D
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A prehistoric flint knife, possibly dating from the Neolithic period c. 4000 – 2351 BC.
The knife is incomplete, with a surviving length of 46.67mm, a maximum surviving width of 18.16, a maximum thickness of 4.86 mm. It has been worked with scalar retouch along the left dorsal margin, it has a stepped fracture resulting in the loss of most of the right margin. There is retouch on the remaining left ventral margin towards the knife tip. The flint is brown-grey in colour, unpatinated, and non-cortical.
Created on: Thursday 16th February 2023
Last updated: Monday 27th February 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-8C8316
Object type: AWL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy awl, possibly of late Bronze Age date, c. 1250-800BC.
The awl is made up of two regions, one end being bullet shaped and having a smooth surface, the other having a hammered surface. The awl is 52.7cm long and 6.6mm in diameter at the widest point.
The tang end, comprising of 30.5mm of the length, is roughly worked with obvious hammer or tool marks. This narrows towards the tip and then gently curves to a sharp point. It is broadly square in section. The working end of the awl, comprising of 22.2mm of the length, has a smooth surface and is bullet shaped. It i…
Created on: Monday 19th September 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 12th April 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-1C6F35
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy hinged mount, probably a harness pendant suspension mount of medieval date
The cast mount is near-complete (with a length of 33.5mm and a weight of 5.8g) and is of D-shaped section with straight side, widening towards the hinged end (with a width at the apex of 7.3mm and a thickness of 4.3mm and a width of 11.7mm and a thickness of 4.4mm at the hinged end) and is rounded at the apex. The convex face is decorated with transverse ribbing and the mount was attached using two iron rivets, the upper of which remains in place. The flat rear face is not decorated.
It is likely…
Created on: Tuesday 21st June 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 25th October 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-1C4EBA
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy quillon dagger guard, probably of 13th or 14th century date
The cast guard is complete (with a width across the arms of 67.5mm and a weight of 34.2g). The guard is thickest at the oval central block (20.6mm wide, 14.0mm long and 9.8mm thick). The central aperture in near-rectangular, slightly narrower at one end (14.4mm wide; 5.9mm and 6.9mm deep at each end). One side of the central block has the locating lug of rectangular section, which narrows slightly to the end (with a length of 8.3mm, a width of 7.5mm and a thickness of 5.6mm). The sides of the block with …
Created on: Tuesday 21st June 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 25th October 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-0B4A0B
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy mount
The cast mount is incomplete and distorted (with a length of 76.6mm, a straightened length of 78.4mm and a weight of 16.1g). The terminals have projecting knops of D-shaped section before the attachment perforations (of 3.5mm and 4.1mm diameter) and are marked by edge faceting to define the terminals. The arms were of Sub-triangular section, now worn and corroded (with a width of 9.8mm and a thickness of 3.4mm). At the centre is a square panel (12mm square and 3.0mm thick) with damaged projections on one side, possibly originally forming a loop (givi…
Created on: Monday 20th June 2022
Last updated: Monday 20th June 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-0B312C
Object type: ROTARY KEY
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy rotary key of uncertain date, possibly Roman or medieval
The cast key is incomplete, missing the bit (with a surviving length of 87.5mm and a weight of 32.2g). The bow is circular (19.3mm diameter external and 12.3mm internal) and of sub-triangular section (4.6mm wide and 2.3mm – 3.5mm thick), with a mid-ridge on the interior. The bow is somewhat worn, particularly around the top possibly from suspension. The collar moulding is rectangular-sectioned (10.0mm wide and 6.0mm thick) and comparatively long (at 13.2mm) decorated on each face with a central wide rounded g…
Created on: Monday 20th June 2022
Last updated: Monday 20th June 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-0B04E8
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy seal matrix of 12th or 13th century date.
The cast seal matrix is of faceted handle form with a circular die (with a length of 28.8mm and a weight of 11.8g) and is near-complete but heavily-corroded. At the apex of the handle is the attachment loop, originally of lozenge form, now worn (8.0mm wide) with a circular perforation (3.5mm diameter). At the base of the loop is a triple ribbed moulding on the hexagonally faceted handle, which widens to the sub-circular die (20.7mm – 22.0mm diameter). The seal die is corroded and the detail is no longer clear but a…
Created on: Monday 20th June 2022
Last updated: Monday 20th June 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-CD39F4
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy harness pendant of 13th or 14th century date.
The cast pendant is of two-piece form, comprising a quatrefoil frame with an inner cross pendant and is missing the top of the loop (with a surviving overall length of 57.8mm and weight of 15.4g). The pendant was suspended from an attachment mount through a lug at the apex (9.7mm deep), now broken through the perforation (of 4.9mm diameter). Below the lug is another hinge for the inner pendant with a dome-headed copper alloy hinge pin (9.7mm long). The outer quatrefoil frame (38mm long and 38.0mm wide) has rounde…
Created on: Friday 17th June 2022
Last updated: Friday 17th June 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-CCF92B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Aucissa or derivative type and of 1st century AD date
The cast brooch is incomplete, missing the pin and catch-plate (with a length of 52.3mm, a depth of 8.9mm and a weight of 2.2g). The missing pin was hinged with in a rolled-head, now damaged (with a width of 13.7mm) and with a central slot for the pin. The head narrows at its base (to 4.1mm wide and 0.9mm thick) before widening to the bow (at 7.0mm wide). The sides of the bow were straight, now eroded and are slightly convergent to the top of the leg. The bow has a slight mid-ridge, giving a shallow…
Created on: Friday 17th June 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 25th October 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-CC6107
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Caerphilly
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval silver halfgroat of Henry VIII (AD 1509-47). Third coinage (1544-7), mint of London (Tower mint). Coin is bent and missing part of the edge.
Created on: Friday 17th June 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 25th October 2022
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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: BM-9D0C9A
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Gilt silver Medieval bar-mount from a belt or strap. This form of bar-mount was relatively long-lived and dates from the late 12th century through to the early 15th century (Egan 1991, p13). The mount has central and end lobes and is missing one end lobe, which has broken around the perforation. The bar has a D-shaped section and the bar and end lobes are plain. The larger central lobe is decorated with incised diagonal lines around irregularly placed punched circular pellets.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd March 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 25th May 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-AA6AA8
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval lead cloth seal
The cloth seal is of two-disc type with circular discs (of 22mm diameter, 5.4mm thick and weighing 7.3g). One disc has no surviving device or legend. The other has a central device of a crowned portcullis. A small part of the encircling legend survives: ] W .TRE.[
Seals with a crowned portcullis dates from the reign of Elizabeth I and are often county seals and are sometimes counterfeited to avoid taxes.
Created on: Wednesday 4th August 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 4th August 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-AA44FD
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval copper alloy book mount
The mount is near complete, comprising two rectangular copper alloy plates and a separate perforated lug (with an overall plate length of 30.0mm and a weight of 6.6g). The top plate is larger (30.0mm x 22.0mm and 1.0mm thick) and has an integral hook at the end (5.1mm deep). The plate is decorated on the top face with an incised border, inside of which is a geometric motif composed of double lines of rocker-arm decoration arranged around a central axis with diagonals each side
forming chevrons, but now worn and corroded. There is a small…
Created on: Wednesday 4th August 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 4th August 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-A95494
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval gilt copper alloy disc mount of Anglo Saxon style from a strap, possibly of a harness and of 6th to 7th century date
The cast mount is of circular form (27.5mm diameter and 9.2g) and is near-complete, possibly missing part of the rear loops. The face of the mount has a flat thin border around the rim (2.0mm thick) before a circular rib, now corroded but possibly originally beaded. There is a weaker rib inside before six raised zoomorphic devices, possibly depicting running hares, all running in the same direction. Between the centre and the hares are six sets of th…
Created on: Wednesday 4th August 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 4th August 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-A902D4
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy buckle plate probably dating from the mid-14th or 15th century
The buckle plate is fragmentary, represented by a single incomplete plate (with a surviving length of 36.4mm, a thickness of 0.4mm – 0.6mm and a weight of 3.0g). The plate is widest at the attachment end (at 18.6mm), with straight sides narrowing slightly to the break (at 16.2mm wide). The attachment end has pointed corners with convex ends to a central circular aperture (8.3mm diameter). The buckle plate was attached using two separate pins, either side of the aperture, one of which remains in…
Created on: Wednesday 4th August 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 4th August 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-20ACCD
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: GREEK AND ROMAN PROVINCIAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy ‘Horse and Rider’ figure or statuette, probably of Roman date, possibly from the 2nd or 3rd century AD
The figure appears to be complete except for a separate stand or base but is corroded (with a length of 77.0mm, a height of 74.4mm and a weight of 88.3g). The horse and rider are integral and cast in the round. The horse however is flat and rectangular sectioned (with a thickness of 5.8mm). The horse is crudely depicted in side profile and is walking forward. The horse is not able to stand without support and the leg terminals may have been secured to a base. Wh…
Created on: Friday 5th March 2021
Last updated: Friday 5th March 2021
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