Record ID: NMGW-AABB8D
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Perforated stone weight of uncertain date possibly medieval The weight is of irregular rectangular form (93.9mm long, 66.6mm wide and weighing 150.5g), of variable thickness (with a maximum thickness of 19.5mm) and is made from a coarse-grained sandstone. The top edge and one of the side edges appear to be moderately rounded and are likely to be unmodified, while the other two edges are irregular and probably trimmed to the desired shape. The perforation is circular (10.6mm diameter) and is wider at one face, but appears to have been drilled rather than pecked. One face (convex) …
Created on: Wednesday 4th August 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 4th August 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-A89992
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper- alloy finger-ring with keeled shoulders, probably of 3rd century date The cast finger-ring is fragmentary, missing most of the band, one shoulder and the bezel surviving (with a surviving width of 18.5mm. a surviving height of 10.1mm and a weight of 2.8g). The damaged shoulder is expanded (with a width of 10.1mm) and would have narrowed to the band (with a minimum width of 6mm). The shoulders are decorated with incised chevrons. The circular bezel (10.8mm diameter) is slightly raised (1.3mm high and 2.5mm thick) and has no decoration now discernible. The rear of the…
Created on: Wednesday 4th August 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 16th February 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-AE8DAD
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy terminal of uncertain date, possibly Roman The cast terminal is of faceted oval, onion-shaped form (with a length of 20.8mm, a diameter of 8.8mm – 12.3mm and a weight of 6.5g). There is a knop at the apex and a double-collar moulding at the base. Beneath the collar was an integral attachment pin, probably of rectangular section broken at the base. There is no surviving applied decoration on the terminal. The surface is corroded and pitted, largely stripped to red-brown metal with areas of pale green corrosion.  The missing component part that the terminal wa…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd February 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-1C82A7
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze Age socketed axe of South Wales (Stogursey) Type and of Ewart Park metalworking, dated to Needham’s (1997) Period 7, c. 950 – 750BC The socketed axe is incomplete, missing the upper part of one face and side and the loop and is comparatively small (with a length of 52.6mm and a weight of 56.9g). The mouth is incomplete, with a little less than half surviving and appears to have been sub-rectangular (with surviving external dimensions of 33.0mm x 24.5mm and internal 22.6mm x 14mm, with socket depth of 40.0mm). The surviving part of the top of the mouth is irregular…
Created on: Wednesday 27th January 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-57BB32
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Polden Hill type and of 1st or 2nd AD century date The cast brooch is incomplete, missing the catch-plate and pin and has a distorted bow (with a length of 46.4mm, a surviving depth of 17.8mm and a weight of 11.7g). The copper alloy spring remains in place, secured within semi-tubular wings (with a width of 24.1mm and a diameter of 6mm – 7mm). The spring coils four times each side of the pin and the chord is tensioned by an open lug at the head. The wing terminals are angled inwards slightly and the fronts are decorated with two vertical incise…
Created on: Monday 20th July 2020
Last updated: Monday 1st February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-EF2B7B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Polden Hill type and of 1st or 2nd century AD date The cast brooch is incomplete, missing the lower part of the leg and end of the pin (with a surviving length of 25.0mm, a surviving depth of 11.5mm and a weight of 6.1g). The copper alloy axis bar and spring remain in place. The spring is broken as it approached the chord and coils 3 – 4 times each side of the pin (of 1.5mm diameter). The chord was tensioned by a lug at the head. The axis bar is secured though the end lugs of the semi-cylindrical wings (with a width of 17.8mm and a diameter of 5…
Created on: Wednesday 15th July 2020
Last updated: Monday 12th October 2020
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Record ID: NMGW-483E3D
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval pewter spoon of 17th or 18th century date The spoon is fragmentary represented by the flattened bowl and end of the stem (with an overall length of 99.5mm and a weight of 59.4g). The stem is oval-sectioned at the break (8.1mm x 5.0mm) and extends along the underside of the bowl as a gradually weakening rib or ‘rat’s tail’. The bowl was of elongated oval form (85mm long and 50mm wide), now missing part of one side. There is no obvious maker’s mark now discernible on the bowl. The surface is corroded with a beige corrosion over the mid-grey metal.
Created on: Thursday 25th June 2020
Last updated: Monday 12th October 2020
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Record ID: NMGW-5714C2
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early post medieval pewter (tin alloy) spoon, probably of 16th century date The spoon is complete and is slightly distorted and corroded (with a length of 148.4mm and a weight of 34.6g). The stem is surmounted with a rounded knop above a square sectioned terminal (8mm square) and flanked beneath by a rib. The stem is of oval section, with a reasonably consistent width and thickness (of 4mm - 5mm wide and 4.5mm - 6.7mm thick) widening slightly and thickening towards the bowl. There is no 'rat-tail' or rib on the underside of the bowl but the stem is of V-shaped form as it approaches t…
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-54C41C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Trumpet type and of 1st or 2nd century AD date The cast brooch is missing the spring and pin and has a distorted bow (with a distorted length of 55.3mm, a depth of 22.4mm and a weight of 13.2g). The missing spring was secured around a central perforated lug on the rear of the head. The extensive iron corrosion staining on the rear of the head suggest that the spring was made of iron. The trumpet head is oval (18.5mm wide and 11.8mm long), and has a central ridge but no other decoration is evident. The bow is circular-sectioned (5mm diameter below th…
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2018
Last updated: Friday 19th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-029A59
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy oval framed buckle with roller, probably of 14th or 15th century date The buckle frame is complete but missing the pin and possibly a separate plate and is comparatively small (with a length of 18.9mm, a width of 17.4mm and a weight of 2.7g). The outside edge of the frame is ornate and is of sub-circular section (4.2mm thick, 5.0mm wide and 15.0mm long). The ends protrude slightly and have a rounded point. The centre is narrowed to accommodate the separate sheet copper alloy roller, enhanced with three raised ribs, which are flanked by punched marks. The sides o…
Created on: Friday 23rd February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-EDA652
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval lead vessel probably of 17th or 18th century date The vessel is incomplete with peripheral damage to one side and is of D-shaped form (with a length of 53.4mm and a weight of 66.2g). The distorted mouth is considerably expanded and incomplete on one side (with a surviving width of 54mm and a mouth depth of 15.5mm). The outside convex face is decorated with a double punched border and a single punched border defined the top of the body and base of the rim. No other decoration is now evident on the vessel. The interior of the vessel is uneven (54mm deep). The rear and und…
Created on: Thursday 22nd February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-ED70E6
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
~~Medieval lead pilgrim's ampulla of 15th or 16th century date The ampulla is incomplete, missing much of the neck on one face (with a length of 47.9mm and a weight of 26.2g). The mouth is damaged and not present on one face (with a width of 25.6mm). The neck appears to have had straight sides, slightly converging towards the body. No decoration is evident on the surviving neck. One of the suspension loops survive, now distorted and is angular, with a perpendicular return positioned between the top of the body and the lower part of the neck (with a length of 9.3mm). The body of the a…
Created on: Thursday 22nd February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-D9AA4E
Object type: PLATE BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Caerphilly
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy enamelled plate brooch of Lozenge form and of 2nd century AD date The cast brooch is incomplete, missing the pin and the peripheral side lugs (with a length of 27.5mm, a surviving width of 16.1mm and a weight of 2.8g). The missing pin hinged between twin lugs (giving an overall depth of 9.5mm) on the top of the rear of the brooch. At the base is the catch-plate (6.6mm long, 3.4mm high), extending on the rear of the peripheral lug. Between the hinge and catch-plate the rear has a circular hollowing. The front of the brooch is of stepped lozenge form (with a height o…
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-D89D4D
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy buckle of 14th to 16th century date The buckle has an oval frame with ornate outside edge and a solid, integral plate and is missing the pin (with a slightly distorted length of 46.3mm and a weight of 16.5g). The outside edge is expanded and of sub-circular section with protruding rounded ends (giving a length of 26.3mm, a diameter of 6.6mm - 7.4mm). At the centre of the outside edge is a notch for the missing pin. The sides of the frame are convex and of slender rectangular section (with a maximum width to the frame of 28.3mm and with a section of 2.2mm wide a…
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-C49F3C
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman glass annular bead of mid-1st to 4th century AD date The bead is of cobalt blue glass and is of annular form, enhanced with an applied white paste trail on the surface. The bead is sub-circular form (of 5.2mm - 6.7mm diameter and with a weight of 2.1g) with a circular perforation (7.2mm diameter), placed off-centre and nearer the top of the bead (with a thickness of 2.5mm - 5.3mm). The top of the bead is narrowest and it gradually widens to the base (with a width of 5.5mm - 8.2mm). The outside edge is rounded and the white paste trail is raised with a continuous irregular zigz…
Created on: Tuesday 20th February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-57C5DC
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy fragment, probably from a bow brooch of indeterminate type and of 1st or 2nd century AD date The fragment appears to be a comparatively small button from the mid-bow of a brooch (with a surviving length of 12.7mm, a surviving depth of 7.1mm, a width of 6.5mm and a weight of 1.3g). The button is corroded and appears to be of disc or possibly acanthus form and does not continue onto the rear of the bow. The button was flanked on each side with grooves. It is unclear which side was the upper bow and which was the leg and there is no surviving evidence for the beginning of …
Created on: Thursday 15th February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-578950
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy spoon The cast spoon is fragmentary, represented by the proximal part of the bowl and a stub of the stem (with a surviving length of 21.6mm and a weight of 3.6g). The remaining stem fragment is perpendicular to the bowl indicating that the handle was off-set and is of sub-circular section (4.2mm diameter and giving an overall surviving height of 9.0mm). The sides of the bowl are gently convex and divergent to the break, across the bowl (with a maximum surviving width of 19.0mm, where it has a depth of 3.6mm and a thickness of 1.3mm). The rim or edges of the bowl ha…
Created on: Thursday 15th February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-575E12
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron Age copper alloy terret fragment of indeterminate type and probably of 2nd century BC to 1st century AD date The cast fragmentary terret is heavily-corroded and represented by the bar and basal part of the hoop or ring in two fragments and is a comparatively large example (with a surviving length of 92.6mm and a weight of 38.6g (33.6g & 5.0g)). The bar is of trapezoidal section with bevelled sides (with a length of 57.7mm, a width of 7.4mm - 12.8mm and a thickness 5.6mm). The bar is distorted and torn near its centre. The terminals or collars are oval sectioned and one collar is…
Created on: Thursday 15th February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-42B662
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron Age copper alloy terret fragment of indeterminate type and probably of 2nd century BC to 1st century AD date The cast fragmentary terret is heavily-corroded and represented by the incomplete bar, terminal and basal part of the hoop or ring (with a surviving length of 40.9mm and a weight of 12.7g). The bar is of sub-rectangular to oval section and now expands towards the terminal (with a width of 5.6mm - 8.5mm and thickness of 3.8mm - 6.5mm). The corroded terminals were expanded and of oval section (10.9mm x 9.4mm), there is the suggestion that the collar may have been enhanced wit…
Created on: Wednesday 14th February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 17th May 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-AE3574
Object type: TOGGLE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Possible Late Iron Age to early Roman copper alloy looped toggle of 1st century BC to 1st century AD date The cast toggle is of biconical form and is incomplete, missing the loop (with a length of 25.4mm and a weight of 18.7g). The terminal are sub-circular (17.8mm x 16.3mm and 16.2mm x 15.0mm). The smaller terminal has a very crudely incised cross and the other terminal has a prominent raised rib, probably a casting seam and corresponds to the seam along the midsection of the toggle. There is a single crude incised line perpendicular to the casting seam, possibly to define a cross.…
Created on: Wednesday 7th February 2018
Last updated: Monday 25th February 2019
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