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Record ID: NMGW-F3B346
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy blade, probably a blade edge fragment from a Bronze Age axe of indeterminate type and date
The axe is fragmentary, represented by the blade edge only (with a width of 46.5mm, a surviving length of 12.8mm, a maximum surviving thickness of 6.7mm and a weight of 9.6g). The break occurred in antiquity and there is no socket base evident. The blade is convex between the tips and the blade edge is asymmetric, possibly through wear at one end. There are a number of nicks along the blade edge, however it is unclear whether these are contemporary with the use of the axe or oc…
Created on: Thursday 26th February 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 15th May 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-4965C9
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy pan-weight of uncertain date
The weight is circular and is rectangular sectioned (with a diameter of 15.5mm and a thickness of 3.3mm). The face is decorated a concentric ring and inner depression, possibly turned. The reverse is flat and has three punched indentations, possibly in a triangular arrangement. The surface has a mid-green patina with file marks evident on the underside.
The weight now weighs 2.92g, equivalent to 0.103 ounce and it is possible that the weight was a one-eighth ounce weight under the Mercantile, Avoirdupois or Tower systems (equivalent to 3…
Created on: Monday 2nd March 2015
Last updated: Monday 2nd March 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-5BD889
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy bar ingot of uncertain date
The ingot is of consistent sub-rectangular form (with a length of 34.9mm, a maximum width of 16.9mm, a maximum thickness of 9.5mm and a weight of 31.2g). The ends are irregular but it is now unclear whether they have broken more recently. The upper face has been hammered with transverse lines forming grooves. The reverse face has a small number of weaker punched linear marks. The surface has a dark-brown patina with areas bright-green corrosion.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd March 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd March 2015
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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-C7D7AE
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead weight of uncertain date, probably medieval to post medieval
The lead weight is of suspension type with an integral loop at the apex and is complete (with a length of 40.1mm). The loop is rectangular-sectioned (4.4mm thick and 13.3mm long) with a central, circular perforation (5.8mm diameter) and is now slightly distorted. The body of the weight is sub-circular with straight sides, diverging towards the base (with a minimum diameter of 11.7mm and a maximum of 19.8mm). The base is flat and has four perforations, which appear to emerge on the sides, above the base. These may h…
Created on: Monday 1st December 2014
Last updated: Monday 1st December 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-C8902D
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Stone button of uncertain date
The button is sub-circular in plan and pointed oval in section (with a diameter of 14.5mm - 16.0mm, a thickness of 5.5mm and a weight of 2.4g) and appears to be made of a fine-grained black shale. Both faces are convex and have been polished to achieve the form. One face has two small parallel holes (of c. 0.8mm diameter) drilled through, from just above the edges. The line of the channels has been crudely scored into the surface above each channel. No other decoration is evident. The surface is abraded chipped.
The 'button' is unusual and is diffi…
Created on: Monday 1st December 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 15th May 2019
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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-20AF0B
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Decorated lead weight of uncertain date, possibly medieval to post medieval
The cast weight is circular (with a diameter of 46.9mm - 48.4mm) and is rectangular sectioned (with a thickness of 5.7mm). The face is decorated with a moulded whirligig device composed of raised arcing ribs. The weight currently weighs 78.05g, equivalent to 2.75312 ounces, possibly originally a three-ounce weight.
Created on: Monday 16th February 2015
Last updated: Monday 16th February 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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This findspot is known as 'South Glamorgan', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: NMGW-471F48
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small cast lead weight or possibly spindle whorl of unknown date. The object is circular in plan with uneven thickness across the surface and a central but slightly off-centre circular perforation.
Created on: Wednesday 30th September 2020
Last updated: Monday 12th October 2020
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Record ID: NMGW-47A1F1
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small cast lead weight or possibly spindle whorl of unknown date. The object is circular in plan with uneven thickness across the surface and a central but slightly off-centre circular perforation.
Created on: Wednesday 30th September 2020
Last updated: Monday 12th October 2020
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Record ID: NMGW-AA86E7
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy ingot of uncertain date, possibly Roman
The ingot appears to be incomplete (with a surviving length of 120.1mm and a weight of 154.2g). The crudely cast ingot is of irregular D-shaped section and is inconsistent in both its thickness and width, broken at the smaller end in antiquity (with a maximum width and thickness of 18.4mm and 19.5mm respectively and a minimum width and thickness of 11.2mm and 10.0mm respectively). The top face (as cast) is comparatively flat, slightly concave across its width and shows a limited element of finishing, with minimal file marks p…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd February 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd 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-57D6D3
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near-complete cast copper alloy ingot of possible Early Medieval date. The ingot is sub-oval in plan and section with straight sides and curved ends measuring 51.7mm in length and 12mm in width. Soft hammer marks are visible as irregularities in the thickness of the ingot. The thickest point of the ingot measures 5.8mm and tapers gradually towards the ends which measure 3.7mm and 4.1mm thick. The surface is plain and undecorated.
The metal is a dark green patina with some spots of lighter green surface corrosion and weighs 20.32g.
Similar objects are recorded on the PAS d…
Created on: Monday 19th July 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 7th September 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-D53BCB
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete stone or ceramic spindle whorl, weight, or gaming piece of uncertain date, possibly Roman to Medieval. The object is circular in plan and convex in profile with a diameter of 25.9mm, height of 18mm and weighs 13.99g. The circular central perforation penetrates the object thickest part of the object (18mm) with an internal diameter of 6.7mm. The object is finely made and evenly polished with a smooth even surface. The surface is undecorated and lacks diagnostic features, so it is not possible to securely ascribe a date. A small pebble is wedged inside one side of the perfora…
Created on: Monday 18th October 2021
Last updated: Monday 18th October 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-7BDCEE
Object type: FURNITURE FITTING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy decorative fitting of uncertain function and date
The fitting is fragmentary, missing the apex (with a surviving length of 18.3mm and a weight of 10.6g). The circular base is complete (with a diameter of 20.6mm and a thickness of 1.1mm) and has a narrowed rim, enhanced with crimped marks, now mostly lost. Above the rim, the fitting widens (to a maximum diameter of 22.2mm) before narrowing below the break (where the fitting has a diameter of 9.8mm). The fitting is decorated near the base with repeating semicircular mouldings. The interior is as-cast. The surface has a d…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd October 2014
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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: NMGW-E1B593
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragmentary copper alloy and iron probable dagger of uncertain date, potentially Iron Age. The only parts of the dagger remaining are the basal 4.8cm of iron blade and short section of the tang fitted into a copper alloy guard. The blade is forged iron and is heavily corroded and missing much of its original, unknown length. A rectangular sectioned core of less corroded iron can be seen. The copper alloy guard consists of a small faceted collar with a rounded, flattened octagonal cross section and a moulded lip around its top edge. Two small symmetrical quillons project laterally fro…
Created on: Monday 8th June 2020
Last updated: Friday 19th June 2020
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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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