Record ID: NMGW-55FF0E
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two fragments of Pewter or copper alloy- one possible vessel rim. Little diagnostic but maybe a medieval or post medieval vessel. A fragment 46.4mm long, 19.8mmwide and a maximum of 1.5mm thick, weighs 5.07g. The fragment has a channel beaten in lengthways with flanking ridges. One long edge is thinner that the other- 0.9mm vs 1.3mm. Possible vessel rim, but every edge is a break, and no other diagnostic features. Form of the sheet gives little indication as to shape due to distortion. A fragment 33mm long, 19.1mm wide, maximum 2.7mm thick, weighs 6.42g. Every edge is a b…
Created on: Monday 17th January 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2022
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Record ID: NMGW397
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Crude copper alloy sub-conical casting with a flat basal end and sub-circular section. Dimensions 26mm x 20mm x 18mm, weight 23.4 grams. Identification is difficult; superficially the casting resembles the lower part of a vessel foot but it may also be an oddly shaped casting jet. Date uncertain.
Created on: Monday 30th April 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-738029
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy decorative terminal, possibly from a pin of Roman date The object is fragmentary, represented by the damaged terminal; a shaft fragment (with a surviving length of 33.4mm and a weight of 3.4g). The top of the terminal was conical (with a basal diameter of 7.0mm) and is heavily corroded, with a differential corrosion, beneath which the terminal is of faceted-globular form before a moulding above the top of the shaft. The shaft is circular sectioned and gradually widens (from a diameter of 2.8mm to 5.0mm) before narrowing slightly towards the break. The surface has a d…
Created on: Wednesday 4th March 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 4th March 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-FCE6A5
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy anthropomorphic terminal of uncertain date The terminal is in the form of a human head and has broken across the neck (with a surviving length of 18.6mm, a maximum width of 8.6mm, a maximum thickness of 10.4mm and a weight of 7.5g). The terminal is heavily-corroded and the corrosion has removed much of the detail, there are depressions depicting the eyes and a central ridge is evident indicating the position of the nose. Another depression surviving on one side only is likely to depict a ear. The surviving form and style would indicate a comparatively naturalistic de…
Created on: Wednesday 21st January 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 21st January 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-550E2B
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragmentary copper alloy object of unknown function, purpose, and date, although a Roman origin is suspected. The object is made from a single piece of copper alloy, sub rectangular in plan with convex sides and squared off ends, one tapering. In profile the object has curving, flattened S-shaped profile and is much thicker (c. 6mm) at one end than the other (c.2.3mm). One face bears crude incised linear decorations that broadly match the plan of the object with two transverse lines at the widest point of the face. The surface has mostly corroded, with areas of rust coloured and gre…
Created on: Wednesday 20th May 2020
Last updated: Monday 1st February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-A78182
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy fitting, possibly a medieval damaged coin balance arm perhaps of 13th or 14th century date The fitting is fragmentary, distorted and heavily-corroded (with a length of 62.6mm and a weight of 10.9g). One end has worn and corroded to a point and is of sub-triangular section gradually widens to a moulding on the mid-section of rounded quadrangular section (6.8mm wide and 9.2mm thick). The moulding had a midrib on the sides and a loop or hinge on the base (8mm wide and 3mm internal) but with only the stubs surviving. On the top surface is a rectangular remnant of a furth…
Created on: Monday 15th February 2021
Last updated: Monday 15th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-3C35C5
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy decorative pyramidal terminal of uncertain date The terminal is complete (16.8mm long) but the ferrous attachment bar is fragmentary (giving an overall surviving length of 17.8mm and a weight of 5.3g). The terminal has a near-square base (10.5mm x 9.7mm), with straight flat sides converging towards the apex, enhanced with a spherical knop (5.6mm diameter). Little decoration survives on the terminal but the domed head of an iron pin (4mm diameter and 0.4mm high) is evident on one face, to secure the terminal to the shaft. Beneath the iron pin is the suggestion of line…
Created on: Monday 22nd February 2021
Last updated: Monday 22nd February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-74EB6F
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy unidentified artefact, possibly a brooch, and Roman in age. The fragment has a hollow back and iron corrosion which resembles springs, this is at the widest point of the object (10.8mm). The sides then taper to a width of 1.7mm, the narrowest point in the fragment, right above the flared foot (3.8mm). On the front of the object, at the centre of the widest point, there are the remains of a stud where a vertical line coming from the foot and a horizontal line meet. The fragment has a rough green and purple patina, and signs of iron corrosion on the back.
Created on: Tuesday 6th September 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 26th October 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-1896F6
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy object of uncertain function, likely of Post Medieval date (c.AD 1600-1800). The object is an arch with a flattened top in plan and sub-rectangular in section, with an undulating and irregular surface (max dimensions 80mm long x 38.4mm wide x 21.9mm thick). The object is broken approximately in half, with half of a circular hole measuring 35.8mm internal diameter. It was suggested by Dr Mark Redknap that the object may be associated with metalworking. The metal is a rough dark green patina and weighs 256.10g. XRF results showed the alloy is consistent w…
Created on: Monday 25th September 2023
Last updated: Monday 25th September 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-BBEEF4
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead object of unknown function and date.  The object comprises three rods joined at the centre to make a three-dimensional shape with six cylindrical rods projecting in different directions. The object has been damaged with some of the rods bent, but would have projected from the centre at right angles. Although these objects are commonly found, they are poorly understood. Because these objects are sometimes found in the same field as lead bullets/buckshot, it has been suggested that these could be caltrop, a spiked metal device thrown on the ground to impede wheeled vehicles…
Created on: Monday 22nd November 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 11th July 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-4DE241
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Near complete, bur corroded copper alloy toy riffle or petronel of Post Medieval date, probably 17th century. The butt is slender and rises to a point with a damaged ‘guard’. The butt gradually thickens towards the barrel and was decorated with ring and dot decoration. The barrel is of faceted-circular section and has a small circular hole on one side to take a charge. The barrel of the gun is blocked from the end, presumably with the ram rod.
Created on: Wednesday 26th November 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-0C5FB8
Object type: TOY
Broad period: MODERN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Modern silver, copper alloy and cloth toy and coin, deposited in the early 20th century The find comprises a much worn silver coin, probably a sixpence of George II (1727 - 60), holed and found directly associated with a toy medalet. The medalet depicts an Edward VII penny and comprises two foils with internal cloth photographs of the royal family, now eroded. The obverse face depicts a bust of Edward VII and the reverse face is a seated Britannia facing right. In place of the shield is an oval aperture to view the photograph between the foils. The photograph could be rotated to …
Created on: Tuesday 3rd February 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd February 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-9D9BEC
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval copper alloy toy gun of 17th - 18th century date The gun is incomplete missing the butt and trigger guard (with a surviving length of 57.9mm and a weight of 12.8g). The barrel is of sub-oval section, with straight, faceted sides and is widest at the stock (at 6.8mm and 5.3mm x 6.8mm at the end of the barrel). The corrosion has closed barrel, making it difficult to determine the bore. The vent is small and is also closed by corrosion with a rounded wedge beneath the pan, which may have served as a hold for the match (Egan & Forsyth 2005, 89). Possibly Egan and Forsyt…
Created on: Tuesday 10th February 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 10th February 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-7FAC90
Object type: TORC
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Late Iron Age copper alloy bead from a beaded torc of 1st to early 2nd century AD date The bead is of cruciform or quatrefoil form (with a length of 24.6mm, width of 22.6mm and a weight of 3.4g) and has a central sub-square aperture (9.4mm x 8.4mm) through the central flat-sectioned plate (0.7mm thick) to accommodate the iron rod, on which the beads would have been 'strung'. The four lobes are oval and convex (with a length of 10mm and a width of 8mm) with flanges on both faces to accommodate adjacent beads. Only one of the lobes has decoration, comprising linear incised lines, seemi…
Created on: Friday 26th February 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd May 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-1B5576
Object type: TORC
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Iron Age copper alloy bead from a beaded torc of 1st to early 2nd century AD date The bead is near-complete and is of irregular, sub-triangular form but with a concave recess that is flanked by protruding knops at each vertex (with a length of 23.4mm, a width of 26.7mm and a weight of 6.5g). At the centre is a sub-square aperture (8.2mm x 7.7mm) through the flat-sectioned plate (2.2mm thick) to accommodate the missing iron rod, on which the beads would have been 'strung' flanked by spacers. The faces of the flat plate are somewhat irregular and not less finished. The two forward-f…
Created on: Wednesday 31st January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 19th January 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-8EC6E8
Object type: TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Prehistoric flint assemblage, consisting of 55 pieces including a utilized blade, cooking pot body sherd, unfinished arrowhead, flakes, spalls, knapping debitage, natural flint, natural chert, gunflint, blades, retouched blade, core, scrapers, bifacially retouched flakes, leaf-shaped arrowhead, barbed and tanged arrowhead and knife or fabricator. Some of the flint is burnt.
Created on: Tuesday 26th September 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th October 2013
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Record ID: NMGW3211
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Cast lead, or lead alloy, one-sided token decorated with a six petal flower design. Diameter 23mm, thickness 2mm, weight 5.1 grams. Although a fairly common find type little is known about the date, places of issue, function and extent of circulation of lead tokens. They have variously been identified as trade tokens, pilgrimage souvenirs, hop tokens, farm tokens, tavern tokens, communion tokens, merchants seals, counters and gaming pieces; they could have fulfilled all these, and more, functions. Lead tokens are thought to have circulated from the medieval period until the eighteenth …
Created on: Thursday 14th June 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW358
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
'Bristol & South West' penny token 1811. Issuer unknown but substantial numbers were made and circulated widely.
Created on: Wednesday 18th April 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW396
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Crudely cast, one-sided lead, or lead alloy (pewter) token. The decorated side contains a heavily worn radial wheel pattern (c.f., Dean 1977, 139, fig.2). Diameter 17-18mm, thickness 5mm, weight 7.8 grams. Although a fairly common find type little is known about the date, places of issue, function and extent of circulation of lead tokens. Lead tokens have been variously identified as trade tokens, counters, pilgrimage souvenirs, hop or farm tokens, tavern tokens, merchant seals and gaming pieces (Dean 1977, 141-142). It is not certain what this example was used for. Lead tokens are th…
Created on: Monday 30th April 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-D3C280
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
City of Bristol Farthing token
Created on: Thursday 10th July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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