Record ID: PUBLIC-F5BD33
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval copper alloy trade weight English weight of Henry VII or Henry VIII (first half of the 16th century) 13.39g (approximately ½-ounce Avoirdupois but may have been ground down from a heavier weight)
Created on: Wednesday 8th June 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 14th September 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-0CC8E4
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Neath Port Talbot
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy weight of uncertain date, possibly Medieval The weight is circular (with a diameter of 25.1mm) and with sides that converge slightly towards the base (of 24.0mm diameter), producing a trapezoidal section (7.6mm - 8.0mm thick). The face has an incised inscription: XOX The surface has a pale green surface patina. The weight is 29.3g, equivalent to 1.0335oz and 18.776 dwt. The weight corresponds closely to one ounce weights of the Mercantile systems and the Tower system (all 29.2g) current in the medieval period but is also consistent with a modern ounce. The 'XOX…
Created on: Thursday 9th June 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 13th September 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-1FC501
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead pan weight of uncertain date, possibly medieval The weight is sub-circular (with a diameter of 31.9mm - 33.3mm) and of rectangular section (with a thickness of 8.2mm). There is the suggestion of a lip around the top face but no decoration is discernible on the weight. The weight weighs 58.2g which equates to 2.053ounces. The weight closely corresponds to a 2 ounce weight (allowing for slight corrosion) of the medieval mercantile system (in use pre-1300) and the Tower System in use from 1250 both of which equate to 1.993 ounces.
Created on: Friday 10th June 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 13th September 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-0D1543
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Ceredigion
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy miniature vessel The vessel or flask is complete (with a length of 39.4mm and a weight of 34.4g). The mouth is circular (with an external diameter of 13.4mm and an internal diameter of 9.4mm) with a simple flat rim. Just below the mouth are two integral and irregular D-shaped suspension lugs of different sizes (7.1mm long, 7.3mm wide and 2.4 - 3.5mm thick; 3.3mm long, 7.6mm wide and 2.1 - 4.0mm thick and producing an overall width of 25.7mm). Both lugs have a circular perforation (1.8mm diameter). The neck of the vessel is slightly concave and expands to a glob…
Created on: Thursday 9th June 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 13th September 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-0E6A93
Object type: TILE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Neath Port Talbot
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval floor tile fragment probably of 14th century date The fragment is a corner from a square tile with straight sides (with a surviving length of 97.5mm, a surviving width of 75.6mm, a thickness of 23.8mm and a weight of 227.8g). The corner of the tile has two-colour decoration, with the white clay slip applied with a 'slip-on-impression' technique (approximately 1mm deep). The surviving decoration forms a white cross with expanded terminals, probably forming a grid with cusped quatrefoil openings set squarely against a black background. A white swirl in the corner of the t…
Created on: Tuesday 9th August 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 10th August 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-22FD61
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Medieval cast copper alloy beehive thimble, probably of 15th or early 16th century date The thimble is complete with some peripheral damage and distortion (with a length15.0 and a weight of 3.1g). The open end is distorted producing a sub-triangular section (with a maximum external width of 18.7mm and minimum of 16.3mm, with a thickness of 1.0mm). The rounded rim has a plain border (1.6mm long) before an incised groove. The sides of the thimble are slightly convex and converge towards the domed top. The thimble has twelve to thirteen rows of hand-punched indentations, which end…
Created on: Friday 10th June 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd June 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-09FAE6
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Medieval cast copper alloy beehive thimble, probably of 15th or early 16th century date. The thimble is complete with some peripheral damage and distortion (with a length 21.5 and a weight of 8.9g). The open end is slightly distorted producing a sub-circular section (with a diameter of 18.0mm and with a rim thickness of 1.7mm). The rounded rim has a plain border (3-4mm long) before the indentations. The sides of the thimble are slightly convex and converge towards the domed top. The thimble has twelve to thirteen rows of hand-punched indentations, which end before the rounded t…
Created on: Tuesday 21st June 2011
Last updated: Thursday 23rd June 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-9BAD91
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval cast copper alloy beehive thimble, possibly of mid 14th to mid 15th century date The thimble is complete with some peripheral damage and distortion (with a length of 16.8 and a weight of 3.3g). The open end is distorted producing a sub-oval section (with a distorted diameter of 15.6mm - 20.2mm and with a rim thickness of 1.3mm). The rounded rim has a double incised border (3mm long) before the indentations. The sides of the thimble are slightly convex and converge towards the domed top. The thimble has nine rows of hand-punched indentations, which end before the rounded …
Created on: Tuesday 28th June 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 29th June 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-9E7503
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late medieval copper alloy cast sword pommel, probably of 15th century date The sword pommel is near-complete, with some damage to one face (with a length of 38.8mm, a width of 41.5mm and a weight, containing sediment of 96.2g). The pommel is of polyhedral form, with faceted sides around four sub-lozenge shaped panels. There is a sub-rectangular slot (12.9mm x 6.4mm) at the base to accommodate the sword tang, and a smaller sub-rectangular slot at the apex (5.9mm4.0mm). The pommel has an irregularly shaped puncture on one side (11mm x 13mm). The surface has a dark green patina, with …
Created on: Thursday 16th June 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 13th September 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-6DBCC5
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy looped-fitting probably from a swivel, probably of late 11th to 12th century date The fitting comprises two parts, a lug with integral attachment rivet and an oval loop (with a combined weight of 9.8g). The lug has a circular sectioned attachment rivet (4.3mm diameter and 2.7mm long) at the centre of an oval collar (10.9mm long and 8.7mm wide). The body of the lug is of sub-square section (7.4mm square). The looped end is bevelled to a central ridge. One face and the end were decorated with grooves, now corroded and worn but appears to resemble a clenched ha…
Created on: Wednesday 20th July 2011
Last updated: Thursday 21st July 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-47A235
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late medieval to Post medieval copper alloy belt mount and possible purse holder, probably of 15th to 16th century date The mount is complete (with a length of 56.7mm) and is attached to a fragmentary copper alloy chain (with a combined weight of 21.7g). The chain is attached to a circular loop (with a diameter of 15.9mm). The mount has horizontal bars at both ends (giving a maximum width of 15.8mm) containing one or two grooves. The panel between the bars is plain with convex sides. The loop is closed against the rear of the body of the mount (giving the mount a depth of 10.2mm). Th…
Created on: Monday 5th September 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 6th February 2019
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Record ID: PUBLIC-0ED382
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Carmarthenshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late medieval copper alloy strap-end of crescentic type and of 15th century date The strap-end is incomplete, missing the openwork sub-triangular terminal (with a surviving length of 32.9mm and a weight of 14.6g). The surviving part of the strap-end is oval (with a width of 34.2mm) and comprises an elaborately decorated front plate (2.6mm thick) and attached sheet back plate (1.2mm thick, with a maximum depth of 5.9mm). The strap-end was attached by two iron rivets at the apex, near the terminals of the crescent; at least one copper alloy rivet is evident on the front plate. The pl…
Created on: Tuesday 9th August 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 13th September 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-A1D664
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy strap-end, probably of later 13th to mid 15th century date The strap-end is of sheet metal with a separate spacer, probably of forked type and is complete (with a length of 36.5mm and a weight of 4.6g). The strap-end is widest and thickest at the concave attachment end (where it has a width of 9.1mm and a thickness of 3.1mm). The sides are straight and converge towards the outside edge (with a width of 7mm and a thickness of 2.6mm). The outside edge is rounded and has a terminal knop. There is a spacer surviving between the plates, which appears to be lead and …
Created on: Thursday 16th June 2011
Last updated: Friday 17th June 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-6E70E3
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy strap-end, probably of later 13th to mid 15th century date The strap-end is of sheet metal with a separate forked spacer type and is incomplete, missing one of the sheet plates (with a length of 59.7mm and a weight of 7.7g). The strap-end is widest and thickest near the attachment end (where it has a width of 18.4mm and a thickness of 4.12mm). The sides are straight and converge slightly towards the outside edge (with a width of 16.7mm and a thickness of 3.2mm). The outside edge is concave and is decorated with an open aperture (4.5mm diameter) cutting the edge.…
Created on: Wednesday 20th July 2011
Last updated: Thursday 21st July 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-0CACF3
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead seal matrix, probably of 13th or 14th century date The seal matrix is circular (with a diameter of 29.3mm and a weight of 15.2g) and has lost the loop on the rear (with a surviving depth of 5.9mm). The rear is flat with lugs at the apex and base. The larger lug at the apex is likely to have been perforated for the loop. The seal die has a simple eight-pointed star for the central device. The encircling legend is damaged and worn but appears to be a personal legend, reading: * S' DAVI AP ADAM Seal of David son of Adam
Created on: Thursday 9th June 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 13th September 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-22B690
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead seal matrix, probably of 13th to 14th century date The seal matrix is circular (with a diameter of 26.9mm and a weight of 15.5g). The rear of the matrix has a loop near the apex on the rear (11.0mm long, 4.3mm thick, 7.8mm deep and giving the matrix an overall depth of 10.6mm). The loop has a circular perforation 2.3mm diameter). The seal die has a central device depicting a bird in side profile facing to the right; the bird is perching on a branch. The encircling legend is now difficult to discern because of edge damage, but appears to read: : S' . W I LL . B E M V …
Created on: Friday 10th June 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 14th September 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-9EF6F3
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead seal matrix probably of 13th or 14th century date The seal matrix is complete but has three perforations along the base for an uncertain purpose. The seal is circular (with a diameter of 31.0mm and a weight of 19.5g). The rear is flat with a perforated lug at the apex (with an overall depth of 8.5mm, a height of 4.8mm, a length of 10.9mm, a thickness of 4.7mm and a perforation diameter of 2.7mm). Beneath the lug is a gradually weakening and worn rib, which ends before the base of the matrix. The seal die is heavily worn and eroded. The central device is a simple, sing…
Created on: Thursday 16th June 2011
Last updated: Friday 23rd October 2015
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Record ID: PUBLIC-F4ADC4
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy seal matrix, probably of 13th or 14th century date The seal matrix is complete, with some peripheral damage (with a height of 26.8mm and a weight of 11.4g). The handle is hexagonally faceted, rising to a double-ribbed collar before a perforated terminal (2.3mm diameter). The seal die was pointed oval (24.4mm long and 17.0mm wide) and peripheral damage to the die means that many of the letters are now lost. Suggested letters are speculative based on their lower parts and read: * S' A V N D T E I A V [-----] The central device depicts a standing figure of unc…
Created on: Monday 20th June 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 14th September 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-6C42D0
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead seal matrix, probably of late 13th or 14th century date The seal matrix is incomplete, missing the end of the handle (with a surviving length of 12.2mm and a weight of 9.0g). The handle appears to be octagonally faceted, with sides diverging towards the seal die. The die is circular (with a diameter of 20.1mm and a thickness of 3mm) and is distorted and damaged on the edge. The central device depicts a heraldic device, comprising a shield with an intersecting diagonal (Bend running from dexter chief to sinister base on the seal impression) and elsewhere has an internal…
Created on: Friday 8th July 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 14th September 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-6C62F1
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy seal matrix, probably of late 13th or 14th century date The seal matrix is near complete, with some peripheral damage to the die (with a length of 17.6mm and a weight of 4.5g). The handle has a suspension loop (2.8mm internal diameter) before a collar molding leading to the hexagonally faceted stem, with sides diverging towards the seal die. The die is circular (with a diameter of 18.4mm) and has suffered peripheral loss. The central device is heraldic and depicts a shield with an intersecting horizontal band (fess), the band contains three crosses with floriat…
Created on: Friday 8th July 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 14th September 2011
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