Record ID: NMGW-CBB301
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of an unusual type, probably a Hod Hill variant of 1st or 2nd century AD date. The brooch is comparatively small and is now in two pieces. The brooch employed a twin lug hinge mechanism. The front of the upper bow is plain except for a horizontal moulding above and beneath the position of the hinge. The bow opens out to a rectangular panel, decorated with a beaded border containing two linear vertical beaded lines, either side of a decorative panel containing irregular-shaped cells, possibly intended for enamel. Beneath the panel the lower bow has broken, …
Created on: Tuesday 2nd December 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-8D3544
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Published
Small Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Polden Hill type and dating from the 1st century AD. The brooch is near complete, missing only one of the wings and part of the spring, the bow has distorted near the head. The spring is secured by means of a Polden Hill claw type mechanism, with a copper alloy axis bar. The short wing is expanded at the end and is otherwise plain. The dolphin-like bow has corroded and the decoration is no longer discernible, but is likely to have consisted of raised vertical mouldings, as evidenced on the lower bow. The catch-plate extends to the undefined foot. …
Created on: Tuesday 12th August 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-8D22C0
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy T-shaped brooch of 2nd century AD date. The brooch is complete except for the missing pin but has distorted. The brooch has a hinge mechanism, and is housed in tubular wings. The wings are decorated with two incised lines at both ends. The head has a small chain loop above a sub-rectangular panel. The bow is rectangular in cross section with moulded grooves on each side. The front of the bow is decorated with three raised lozenge shaped outlines with central recesses, which would have contained enamel or possibly stone or glass settings. The catch-plate has a circula…
Created on: Tuesday 12th August 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-8D0ED4
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy T-shaped brooch of 2nd century AD date. The brooch is comparatively small and is complete except for the missing pin. The brooch has a hinge with an iron axis bar set within tubular wings. The wings are plain and there is no chain loop above the head. The upper bow is short and narrow with a rectangular cross section and is decorated with a raised circular knop. The mid bow has a raised triangular moulding with two smaller lentoid mouldings beneath. The lower bow has a D-shaped cross section and is plain. The catch-plate extends to the bottom of the bow, which has no…
Created on: Tuesday 12th August 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-8CFA65
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Trumpet brooch, probably dating to the late 1st to 2nd century AD.. The brooch is incomplete and would have been a small example. The brooch would have employed a spring mechanism and was secured by a single perforated lug. The upper bow had a sub-triangular cross section and was probably decorated with a wide central vertical rib. The central moulding on the bow has corroded but consisted of a rounded button flanked on each side by horizontal mouldings. The remnant of the catch-plate is present.
Created on: Tuesday 12th August 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-8CD3A1
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Trumpet brooch, probably dating to the late 1st – 2nd century AD. The brooch is in good condition and is missing only the spring and pin. The spring mechanism was secured by means of a single pierced lug with notches above and below the lug to tension the spring. There is no chain loop at the head. The trumpet head is oval in shape with a sub-triangular bow at the head, suggesting the brooch to belong to the ‘Chester and allied’ type of Trumpet brooch (Hattatt 1987). The upper bow is decorated with a central vertical rib, and low V-shaped moulding…
Created on: Tuesday 12th August 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-685014
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Trumpet bow brooch of Late 1st – 2nd century AD date. The brooch is corroded and incomplete, missing the spring, catch-plate and foot. The spring was secured by means of a singly pierced lug. It is difficult to determine if there was a chain loop above the head. The trumpet head is oval and is decorated with blue glass settings each side of the bow, one of which survives. The upper bow is oval in cross section, and has the suggestion of central rib or crest. The wide central button is flanked on both sides by mouldings. The lower bow is now of circular cross section.
Created on: Tuesday 29th July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-987A87
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Published
Small fragment from the head of a bow brooch of uncertain type. The wings and bow are missing, and all of the surface has been lost. The brooch would have employed a spring mechanism.
Created on: Monday 7th July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-9824D7
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Published
Head fragment of a bow brooch probably of T shaped type, and probably dating to the late 1st century or early / middle second century AD. The remnant of the bow has a small decorative panel near its top. The panel would appear to contain a row of chevron cells with traces of red enamel surviving. These cells possibly flanked a rectangular panel, centred on a corresponding opposite rows of chevron cells, but the surface has been lost in this area. The remnant of a head loop is visible at the apex of the bow. No traces of decoration survive on the eroded wings. The brooch had a hinge mec…
Created on: Monday 7th July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-97B406
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Published
Bow fragment of uncertain type The bow has a prominent rounded moulding, flanked by less substantial mouldings. This decoration is typical of Chester Type Trumpet brooches, of simplified form probably of Late 1st or 2nd century AD date (Hattatt 1985) and may be paralleled in examples 438A and 438B (ibid.). At the base of the rear of the bow fragment is the beginning of the catch plate.
Created on: Monday 7th July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-9795C2
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of a much eroded bow brooch of uncertain type. The head of the bow is somewhat flared and rounded possibly suggesting a Trumpet brooch (Late 1st or 2nd century) or similar. None of the original surface or detail survives. The bow has a rounded profile and is relatively broad. The brooch had a spring mechanism.
Created on: Monday 7th July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-9768E8
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete cast copper alloy T-shape brooch, probably of late 1st century or early / middle second century AD. Little of the original surface survives on the bow. The foot is missing, but an area at the base of the fragment suggests some low vertical mouldings ran up the bow. The profile of the bow was likely to be D shaped. At the rear of the base of the bow there is a slot to house the catch plate. The wings survive in comparatively good condition and are plain, except for two incised lines near the end of each side. A scar at the crest of the bow is likely to mark the position of th…
Created on: Monday 7th July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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