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-C48DAB
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete medieval silver halfgroat of Henry V (AD 1413-1422), mint of London, probably North 1391, Class C (a). Parts of the edge are ragged, and the inscription is very worn in places.
Created on: Tuesday 5th April 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 5th April 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-3A36B9
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near-complete cast lead pilgrim’s ampulla of Medieval date (AD 1300-1600). The ampulla is missing one loop and has a total length of 49.7mm. The expanded mouth is closed and sealed with a width of 26mm and 2.7mm thick at the seal (8.3mm thick before the seal) and appears to be complete. The neck is straight with small rounded loops projecting from side of the neck (one is missing in old damage) and connecting to the body. The body is curved with a max width of 34.7mm and max thickness 7.5mm. The obverse design is a scallop shell with fine ribbing at the base of the neck which…
Created on: Monday 21st February 2022
Last updated: Monday 1st August 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-A4119D
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and damaged lead ampulla of Medieval date (c.AD 1350-1550). The ampulla comprises the circular base, which is damaged, missing the neck and mouth with surviving dimensions of 30.3mm diameter x 8.7mm thick and weighs 12.08g. Traces of a design in shallow relief preserve – on the more complete side, the design depicts an arc with a vertical line through the centre and a cross-hatched base below. Damage has removed the rest of the design but was likely a crown with a cross-hatched base. The hatch design continues on the other side, but most of the face is lost to old dama…
Created on: Monday 14th February 2022
Last updated: Monday 21st February 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-A40EAB
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead object, likely a weight or a uniface token, of post Medieval date (c.1500-1850). The object is circular in plan (diameter 32mm) with max thickness of 6.4mm. The obverse of the object has moulded letters I S (or S I) with a circular moulding between. Traces of a further moulded circumferential design preserve above and below the central legend, and may have been a further legend, but cannot be discerned due to surface corrosion. The obverse is a mottled medium patina, the reverse is mostly light grey/buff. The object weighs 40.03g.
Created on: Monday 14th February 2022
Last updated: Monday 21st February 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-A405FA
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near complete cast copper alloy purse bar of Medieval date (early to mid 16th century AD). The purse bar is of Ward-Perkins (1940: 167-9, fig.52 no.B5) type and is near complete with a surviving length of 65.0mm. The central loop is squared in plan (22.4mm long x 14.9mm high) and the neck is decorated with a pair of moulded collars above and below a central sub-rectangular moulding. The loop perforates the bar through the central block and terminates in a sub-cylindrical knop (9.2mm diameter x 4.9mm thick). The overall height of the pin is 40.2mm. The central block (8.8mm thick) is …
Created on: Monday 14th February 2022
Last updated: Monday 21st February 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-833C07
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver medieval farthing of Edward I (1272-1307), Edward II (1307-1327) or Edward III (1327-1377), North Class 10-15, Withers class 28-32, minted in London, 1300-1344 (North . The coin is worn and missing many details required to narrow down the identification.
Created on: Wednesday 19th January 2022
Last updated: Saturday 12th February 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-4654C5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver medieval penny of Edward I (1272-1307), Class 10cf2, minted in London, 1306-1307 (North 1041).
Created on: Tuesday 4th January 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-212AE3
Object type: PENCIL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead pencil or writing lead of medieval to post medieval date (c. 1200 to 1800). The object is sub-circular in section and tapers to a point at one end and flares slightly at the other, with one side flattening to form a sub-rectangular sectioned end.
Created on: Thursday 9th December 2021
Last updated: Monday 13th December 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-BC6CB0
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragmentary cast copper alloy vessel fragment of Medieval or Post Medieval date (c.1300-1700). The fragment comprises the foot of a pot leg, likely for a cooking vessel (38.8mm long, 50.8mm at the bottom of the foot, 13.9mm max thickness). The foot is sub-trapezoidal in section with a raised central ridge running the length. Traces of black coating preserve on the surface. The object is a mottled green patina with patches of orange corrosion suggesting iron was present in the deposition environment and weighs 99.22g. Similar objects are recorded on the PAS database e.g. SWYOR-…
Created on: Monday 22nd November 2021
Last updated: Monday 20th December 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-D6A06E
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy uniface coin weight of medieval date (c. AD 1400-1600). The weight is square with bevelled edges creating a sub-trapezoidal section measuring 15.2mm x 15.8mm and weighs 5.25g. The face is decorated with a crowned figure probably representing a king standing in a ship with a square-topped shield and lance. The stylised ship is represented by two small squares each 1.1mm x 1.1mm flanking the figure representing the bow and stern with four curved lines forming the hull of the ship extending from the bottom of the squares. The weight is unusual in that it is similar…
Created on: Monday 18th October 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 26th October 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-D69B34
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy finger ring likely of Victorian date (c.19th century). The finger ring comprises of a sub-oval signet (14.6mm long x 11.8mm wide x 1.5mm thick) and portions of the band (9mm long and 3.1mm wide at the break; and 5.9mm long and 4mm wide at the break). The signet appears to be engraved with monogram style letters on the face but cannot be determined due to old damage. The reverse is plain and undecorated with much of the surface patina stripped in old damage. The surviving patina is shiny dark green with large patches of dull reddish brown around the edge …
Created on: Monday 18th October 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 26th October 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-F13686
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead biconical spindle whorl of medieval date (c. 1200-1500 AD). The object is biconical in shape with a wide central perforation (10.6mm diameter). Both sides are decorated with a design of raised, radiating ribs with pellets between each rib. The number of pellets varies- one side has only single (or no) pellets between the ribs, while the other has one, two, or three pellets between each rib. The metal has white patina with patches of grey metallic lead showing through in places.
Created on: Thursday 7th October 2021
Last updated: Thursday 7th October 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-116344
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description The reported object is a cast silver bar mount for a belt. It has plain solid arms (with flat backs), a large central lobe and smaller end lobes, the latter perforated for rivets, each lobe separated from its arms by a plain transverse moulding. No trace of gilding is visible, although the object has been heavily cleaned/polished by the finder. Overall length 23.6mm; thickness 0.9mm; maximum diameter of lobe 7.5mm; weight 0.76g. Summary and conclusions In terms of size and design, the bar mount is of thirteenth- or fourteenth-century date, being represe…
Created on: Monday 9th August 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-35CCE8
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead suspension weight of uncertain date, possibly medieval or post medieval The cast lead weight is of sub-trapezoidal form and is complete or near-complete (with a length of 58.7mm). The weight has flat faces, producing a rectangular body section (11mm -12mm thick) and has straight sides, diverging towards the base (where the weight has a width of 31.5mm). The sub-circular perforation (5.5mm diameter) is positioned just below the rounded apex. There is no decoration evident on either face. The weigh currently weighs 141.53g, equivalent to 4.9923 ounces and it seems likely that…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd June 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd June 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-3D9330
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy harness pendant of 13th or 14th century date The harness pendant is of two-part form (excluding the suspension mount), comprising a frame and internal pendant and is complete but missing the suspension mount (with a length of 63.5mm and a weight of 38.3g). The inner lug of the hinge to the suspension mount (with a depth of 10.0mm, a thickness of 2.0mm – 3.9mm and a length of 11.8mm) now has a worn oval perforation (5.1mm long and 3.5mm wide). The bevelled outer frame is of quatrefoil form (with a width of 44.4mm and a thickness of 4.6mm) with projecting le…
Created on: Monday 22nd February 2021
Last updated: Monday 22nd February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-A7BB63
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead ampulla of 14th to 16th century date The ampulla is incomplete, missing one side of the neck and the loops (with a length of 60.4 and a weight of 53.4g). The surviving side of the neck are concave, flaring to the mouth (with a surviving width of 15mm and a depth of 7.9mm) which is open. Near the base of the neck is the stub of the suspension loop, with the lower stub below the top of the side of the body. The base of the neck is decorated with double ribbed moulding, infilled with hatches on both the faces, although not at corresponding heights. The reverse face has…
Created on: Monday 15th February 2021
Last updated: Monday 15th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-A748AC
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead seal The seal is near-complete missing the handle (with a surviving depth of 11.9mm and a weight of 24.0g). The handle stub is circular sub-sectioned (5mm – 6.mm diameter and with a surviving height of 7.5mm), turning at the break and appears to have been cut. The rear of the seal is gently convex without a rib. The seal die is circular (8.1mm – 8.6mm diameter). The central device comprises an incised diagonal semicircle with a perpendicular diagonal line forming a T with the semicircle, perhaps representing a bow and arrow or perhaps a boat incised at the wron…
Created on: Monday 15th February 2021
Last updated: Monday 15th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-3DE85D
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead pilgrim’s ampulla of 14th to 16th century date The ampulla is near-complete missing one loop and part of the mouth (with a length of 46.1mm and a weight of 41.0g). The expanded mouth is open (with a width of 28.0mm and a depth of 9mm) but has a groove from pressed-closing on the obverse face. The neck is oval sectioned with concave sides (with a width and thickness of 18mm and 10.8mm respectively), there is no decoration evident on the neck. One of the loops survive, now folded against the neck and is comparatively short (with a length of 9mm). The ampulla is wide…
Created on: Wednesday 10th February 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 10th February 2021
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