Record ID: NMGW-401C13
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron Age copper alloy bow brooch of Colchester-one-piece type and of 1st century AD date The brooch is incomplete, missing the catch-plate and spring and has a distorted bow (with a distorted length of 49.6mm, a distorted depth of 16.5mm, and a weight of 2.5g). The integral spring is represented by a fragment at the base of the head only (4.0mm long and 0.5mm diameter) below the integral rearward facing hook to tension the missing chord. The spring was positioned behind short sub-rectangular wings (with a width of 9.1mm). The upper bow is of rounded, sub-rectangular section with …
Created on: Wednesday 10th February 2021
Last updated: Thursday 11th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-14C549
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Iron Age copper alloy terret of 2nd century BC to 1st century AD date The oval terret is complete but is heavily corroded (with a length of 38.2mm, a width of 48.2mm, internal dimensions of 31.6mm x 24.2mm and a weight of 37.7g). The hoop is circular sectioned at the apex, becoming rounded D-shaped sectioned towards the base (with a minimum diameter of 5.8mm and a width and height at the terminals, adjacent to the bar of 13.0 and 11.7mm respectively). The terminals are expanded with a trumpet moulding, which tapers from the underside and widens to reach a maximum width (of 6…
Created on: Monday 8th February 2021
Last updated: Monday 8th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-C2A858
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Iron Age blue glass bead of Guido’ (1978)[1] Class 6, Oldbury Type, probably of 1st century BC to early 1st century AD date The bead has some damage around the central perforation on both sides but is otherwise complete (with a maximum diameter of 26.7mm, a height of 17.6mm and a weight of 14.0mm). The core of the bead is of dark-blue and near-opaque glass of fairly globular form (with a diameter of 14 – 15mm). The outside edge of the bead is decorated with spiral trails of white glass forming conical bosses. The bosses are arranged in a pattern comprising three larger …
Created on: Thursday 4th February 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 15th February 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-AD3FB9
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cardiff
Workflow stage: Published
Late Iron Age copper alloy mini terret of 2nd century BC to 1st century AD date The mini-terret is complete but is heavily-corroded (with a weight of 6.0g). The hoop is oval (22.7mm long and 25.0mm wide, with internal dimensions of 13.5mm x 14.6mm) and is of D-shaped section, with a flat underside. The hoop is damaged at its apex but appears to both widen and thicken towards the base (with a width and thickness at the apex of 4.5mm and 3.5mm respectively and 5.5mm and 4.5mm respectively before the bar). There were mouldings either side of the bar, now damaged (giving a maximum width a…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd February 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 14th November 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-03D082
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Carmarthenshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Iron Age copper alloy bow brooch of La Tène III Type and probably of 1st century AD date The brooch is of one-piece construction and is fragmentary, missing the pin and leg (with a surviving length of 25.2mm, a surviving depth of 16.6mm and a weight of 1.79g). The circular-sectioned pin (with a diameter of 1.0mm) has broken just before the spring and is distorted. The spring coils twice either side of the bow (with a width of 10.8mm and a diameter of 5.7mm) in a bilateral small spring arrangement and has an internal chord. There appears to be solid corrosion within the spri…
Created on: Tuesday 26th January 2021
Last updated: Thursday 11th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-ECBBF3
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possible Iron Age terret fragment of 1st century BC to 2nd century AD date The possible terret is cast and is now fragmentary, represented by part of the bar and one side of the hoop (with a surviving width of 25.2mm, a surviving length of 27.0mm and a weight of 6.2g). The bar (with a surviving length of 12.8mm) is of sub-rectangular section, widest near the terminal (5.5mm x 4.1mm) and is level with the base of the terminal. The terminal is oval (8.8mm x 8.0mm) and there is the suggestion of a moulding at the base of the hoop, now worn and corroded. The hoop is of sub-oval secti…
Created on: Monday 25th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 25th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-5D4788
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron Age copper alloy bow brooch of uncertain type, possibly La Tène I, dated to c. 400 – 300BC The cast bow is incomplete, missing both the spring and foot (with a surviving length of 28.7mm a depth of 13.8mm and a weight of 3.5g). The missing spring is represented by one incomplete coil and narrowed at the break (with a diameter of 1.4mm and suggesting a spring diameter of 8.0mm). The bow is of sub-circular section and is arched, gradually widening and thickening to the top of the arch (with a width and thickness of 4.8mm and 4.2mm respectively). The bow is worn, corroded an…
Created on: Wednesday 6th January 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 6th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-46F0C7
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Published
Iron Age copper alloy terret of Group I, Simple Type and probably of 2nd century BC to mid 1st century AD date The cast terret is near-complete but is distorted, corroded and worn (with a distorted length of 36.4mm, a distorted width of 42.2mm and a weight of 15.2g). The terret hoop is narrowest at its apex, now exaggerated by corrosion and of circular or oval section (with a diameter of 3.3mm). On the areas of the interior where the surface survives wear facets are evident. The hoop widens towards the terminals (8.7mm and 9.3mm high by 9.5and 8.5mm wide, likely to have been oval…
Created on: Tuesday 5th January 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 6th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-C7F1CB
Object type: FOB
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Bridgend
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probable Iron Age copper alloy fob or hanger of 1st century BC to 1st century AD date The fob is of irregular sub-triangular form (41.4mm x 42.9mm and with a weight of 44.6g) and is incomplete, missing the separate looped shank. The shank would have been secured through a central perforation, countersunk on the front face (with a diameter of 4.4mm – 5.2mm and a countersunk diameter of 10.4mm). The fob is of rectangular section and is comparatively substantial (with a thickness of 5.8mm). The sides of the fob are gently convex and the corners are rounded. The plate has a de…
Created on: Wednesday 30th December 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 30th December 2020
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Record ID: NMGW-C72541
Object type: TOGGLE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Iron Age to Early Roman copper alloy toggle of late 1st century BC to 2nd century AD date The cast toggle is of ‘dumbbell’ form without a loop and appears to be complete (with a length of 27.3mm and a weight of 12.9g). Both terminals are flattened, sub-spherical (with a maximum diameter of 12.0mm and a length of 8mm). Before each terminal is a collar (9mm diameter), enhanced with a central groove, now largely worn. The toggle is narrowest across the central part (6.0mm dimeter and 5.8mm long), which is differentially worn, probably by a strap or similar. The surface is p…
Created on: Wednesday 30th December 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 30th December 2020
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Record ID: NMGW-C6DA95
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron Age gold coin Western stater (Dobunni), uncertain but possibly an inscribed issue of EISV (with the legend lost off the coin) Late 1st century BC or early 1st century AD 4.78g, diam.: 6.7mm – 7.5mm, th.: 1.7mm – 2.4mm; depth: 3.3mm
Created on: Wednesday 30th December 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 30th December 2020
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Record ID: NMGW-05DAC9
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Iron Age copper alloy openwork mount probably from a harness and of 1st century BC to 1st century AD date The circular cast mount appears to be near-complete but eroded and is now in two fragments (with a diameter of 50mm and a weight of 24.7g). The outside frame is of circular to oval section and appears worn, possibly from straps. The outside frame is interrupted with a short gap (of 7mm) between two pointed terminals and is likely to have occurred because of excessive wear. Two other arear of the outside frame appear to be heavily worn. The interior of the frame is of rectangu…
Created on: Thursday 16th July 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 10th March 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-D79EA7
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Bridgend
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron Age copper alloy enamelled mount of 1st century AD date The cast mount is of sub-rectangular form and is near-complete, missing part of the attachment lug and with some peripheral damage (with a length of 36.0mm, an overall surviving depth of 13.0mm and a weight of 11.2g). The sub-rectangular face has rounded corners and near-parallel sides, slightly convex, widest at the midpoint (with a width of 15.5mm, where it has a thickness of 4.0mm). The face has a border enclosing recessed cells all of which contain red ‘sealing-wax’ enamel around the central vertical motif. The …
Created on: Monday 20th April 2020
Last updated: Friday 24th April 2020
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Record ID: NMGW-CAC268
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Iron Age copper alloy coin, probably of mid to late 1st century BC date Uninscribed bronze; British Lx Mack 274; BMC 2450, sometimes attributed to Trinovantes, Addedomarus 1.27g, diameter: 13.4mm - 14.1mm, thickness: 1.3mm; corroded
Created on: Tuesday 8th October 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 8th October 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-CAA19E
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy fragment, possibly an Iron Age terret fragment of 2nd century BC to 2nd century AD date. The cast fragment is curved and broken at both ends (with a surviving length of 28.9mm and a weight of 10.9g). One part is narrower and less finished, possibly the terret bar. The bar is of oval sectioned, expanding slightly towards the terminal (5.3mm - 6.8mm wide x 4.3mm - 6.2mm thick and with a surviving length of 9.2mm) and has little curvature. The terminal is of D-shaped section (12.1mm wide and 10.8mm thick) and is well worn but has the suggestion of a central groove. The ring …
Created on: Tuesday 8th October 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd November 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-47D5B4
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Iron Age enamelled copper alloy stud or decorative mount, probably of mid to late 1st century AD date The cast mount is of sub-circular, D-shaped form and is incomplete, possibly cut-down in antiquity (with a depth of 9.1mm, a diameter of 35.1mm and a weight of 21.2g). The rear of the object had a central rounded projection, gradually widening towards the base. The edge of the rear is raised with a rim (1mm wide, 1.8mm - 2.0mm high and 4.4mm deep). The front of the mount is near-flat with recessed cells to hold enamel. Along the edge are two 'trumpet' cells flanking the rounde…
Created on: Thursday 27th June 2019
Last updated: Thursday 27th June 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-B1513C
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Torfaen
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Iron Age to Roman bronze enamelled vessel mount, probably of 1st century BC to 2nd century AD date The cast mount is likely to be zoomorphic and is of sub-triangular form with a convex profile to accommodate the vessel curvature (suggesting a diameter of 140mm and with a weight of 31.4g) and is now incomplete and fragmentary, in two pieces. The mount is widest at the top edge (with a length of 50.6mm where it has a rim thickness of 3.5mm) and has broken through an attachment rivet at one corner. The rivet on the opposite side is broken but remains in place (with a diameter of 3…
Created on: Thursday 3rd May 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 12th July 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-03EEE8
Object type: TANKARD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cardiff
Workflow stage: Published
Iron Age copper alloy tankard handle of 1st century AD date The tankard handle is fragmentary, represented by one disc terminal and the fragment of the handle stem (with a surviving depth of 23.0mm and a weight of 37.7g). The terminal is oval (45.7mm wide and 40.5mm long) with moulded decoration. The decoration comprises a crescent at the apex with a raised border. The border at the top of the crescent edge of the handle terminal is now heavily-corroded and damaged. As the crescent arcs away from the edge of the terminal the lipped moulding becomes more pronounced (with a maximum dep…
Created on: Friday 25th August 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 29th August 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-DA8631
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Merthyr Tydfil
Workflow stage: Published
Earliest to Early Iron Age iron socketed axehead, probably of 8th to 5th century BC date The axehead is symmetrical in form and is incomplete, missing part of one face and side and is a small example (with a length of 88.6mm and a weight of 116.5g). The mouth appears to have been sub-rectangular (with a surviving external width and depth of 32mm and 27mm respectively and 3mm - 11mm thick). The socket (56mm deep) is also of rectangular or sub-rectangular form. There is a suggestion of a gentle out-turning at the mouth but no clear evidence for a collar. The sides are moderately strai…
Created on: Friday 11th August 2017
Last updated: Saturday 30th April 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-70F9DD
Object type: LINCH PIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Torfaen
Workflow stage: Published
Late Iron Age copper alloy linch-pin of Vase-headed type and probably of 1st century BC to mid-1st century AD date The linch-pin comprises the cast copper alloy head and the end fragment of the iron shank (with an overall length of 39.1mm and a weight of 85.5g). The terminal is sub-circular (with a diameter of 27.2mm - 29.6mm) and the face is flat but with raised decoration. There is a raised rim, inside of which is a concentric grooved border (23mm diameter). A raised ring on the interior incorporates a 'Celtic' motif and widens to form three raised pelta-shapes. The survivi…
Created on: Wednesday 4th March 2015
Last updated: Saturday 16th December 2023
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