Record ID: NMGW-605466
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Description & identification The reported object is a small silver annular brooch with integral pin (frame misshapen. The frame is decorated with continuous transverse incised bands or ridges on the front surface, some of which are inlaid with a darker material, possibly niello. On the reverse frame are four groups of evenly spaced bands. The dagger-like pin is attached by a wraparound head, decorated with three irregularly spaced parallel grooves. A stirrup at the junction of the pin shaft and head has two corresponding arms, each tapering to a point at the tip. The stirrup is cur…
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Penllyn Community', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-CF4403
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description and identification Two halves of a decorated silver annular brooch frame. It is misshapen, with each part forming an elongated ‘U’ shape, which was once likely circular. The level of distortion obscures the form of the decoration on each ‘face’. There are regular, equally spaced notches infilled with niello across one ‘face’, with intermittent groups of four or five incised or stamped dots.  The other ‘face’ is largely plain with occasional groups of notches visible in one area. The two halves join at one break but do n…
Created on: Thursday 9th November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wiston Community', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-A2CAD3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Description of the finds Silver crossbow brooch, complete and well preserved with little sign of corrosion, apart from the pin, which is of copper alloy and only survives as badly corroded fragments. The knob at the head is quasi-onion shape rising from a double ridged collar. The arms are a hexagonal tube that houses a copper alloy axial bar for the pin, which was hinged. At each end there is a knob, the same as that at the head of the brooch. The bow is narrow and undecorated apart from at the junction of the bow with the foot, where a length of silver wire is coiled round the bow f…
Created on: Tuesday 7th November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Five Mile Lane', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-379142
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Description & identification The plain pin has a broad wrap around head and transverse raised ridge at the junction with the shaft. Length 28mm; head width 5mm (incomplete); weight 0.99g. The object has not undergone any cleaning or conservation. To judge from its colour and weight and visual comparison with brooches and other silver dress accessories in the collections of the Department of History & Archaeology, the alloy is well in excess of 10% silver. Conclusions The pin form and width indicate that it is from a medieval annular brooch of thirteenth or early fourteenth…
Created on: Thursday 2nd November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Llantwit Major Community', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-1156F1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description The reported object is a small silver annular brooch (weight 1.49g.). The silver frame, which is of circular cross-section, is plain. The external frame diameter is 11.5mm; internal frame diameter 7.5mm. Both sides of the pin, which is of diamond cross-section, are engraved with a zig-zag line on each facet, with a transverse ridge at the junction of head and shaft. The head is simply wrapped around a cast restriction in the hoop, and its front is engraved with zig-zag decoration similar to the shaft. Overall pin length 12.55mm; hoop thickness 2-2.1mm Summary and…
Created on: Monday 9th August 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 11th May 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-193AB5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Description: The silver object is a fragment of penannular brooch, one terminal and about 40% of the hoop surviving. The surviving terminal has a flat lozenge-shaped form, with rectangular cross-section, similar in thickness to that of the oval hoop, which has an oval cross-section. It is decorated on the external face with a central ring-and-dot motif, surrounded by four single punched dots. The terminal has bevelled edges on front and back faces. Gilding survives in the recessed decoration, suggesting that the terminals, if not the whole brooch, were once gilded. The original h…
Created on: Thursday 23rd April 2020
Last updated: Thursday 15th July 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Penllyn', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-851BA0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Published
The reported object is a small silver annular brooch. The silver frame is of flattened rectangular cross-section. One face is decorated with an incised zig-zag pattern; the other face has a crudely incised, garbled inscription copying Lombardic letter forms. (I, A, N and D can be identified). The pin shaft is missing. External frame diameter 20.03mm; internal diameter 13.1mm; frame thickness 0.7mm. The brooch weight is 1.18g. In terms of size and design, the brooch is of thirteenth- to mid-fourteenth-century form. The garbled inscription may be an attempt to copy a talismanic…
Created on: Monday 5th August 2019
Last updated: Monday 30th September 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-84EE5D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wrexham
Workflow stage: Published
form. The silver frame is of flattened rectangular cross-section. The back face is plain; the front face bears the inscription in raised Lombardic letters within countersunk panels: AVE MARIA . The plain pin with oval cross-section has a small transverse bar at the junction of the shaft with the wrap-around head. Maximum external frame width 20.02mm; maximum external frame thickness 1.1mm. Pin length 10.3mm (tip of point missing). The brooch weight is 2.11g. n terms of size and design, the brooch is of fourteenth-century form. The inscription is a common a talismanic form…
Created on: Monday 5th August 2019
Last updated: Monday 30th September 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-834A18
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description Annular silver stirrup brooch. The external face of the frame, which is now misshapen, is decorated on one face with engraved transverse grooves inlaid with niello. The other face is decorated with groups of triple transverse engraved lines, infilled with niello. There is no restriction in the frame for the pin, which has a wide stirrup at the junction of shaft and wrap around head. The head is decorated with pinched grooves. The stirrup is decorated with transverse grooves, and fine engraved zig-zag line at junction of head and pin shaft. The facets of the shaft, which…
Created on: Monday 5th August 2019
Last updated: Monday 30th September 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-4BC96E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Small annular decorative silver brooch. The frame is decorated with beading in the form of enlarged filigree. There is no restriction in the frame for the pin which has a flat plain shaft and wrap around head. External diameter 215.4 x 15mm; inner diameter 13 x 12.4mm; maximum frame thickness 1.4mm; weight 0.96g. Surviving pin length 11mm; thickness 1.4mm (some of shaft and head missing). The surviving pin is in three fragments (recent breaks, associated with discovery). In terms of size and design, the brooch is of thirteenth- to mid-fourteenth-century form.
Created on: Tuesday 9th July 2019
Last updated: Monday 30th September 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-32E51F
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Published
The reported object is an annular brooch. The silver frame is of circular cross-section, and slightly distorted. One face is decorated with four groups of diagonally-set incised lines inlaid; the other face has transverse lines around 50% of the frame, and pairs of parallel lines set herringbone pattern fashion for the other half. There are traces of black niello within the incised lines. The two sides of the wrap-around head overlap at the top, and the head swivels freely on the frame. The pin shaft is of diamond cross-section, each facet being decorated with wriggle-work zig-zag lin…
Created on: Monday 8th July 2019
Last updated: Monday 30th September 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-ED838D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gwynedd
Workflow stage: Published
Half of the frame from an annular silver brooch with cut from sheet metal. The external face bears engraved lettering in crudely cut Lombardic style, which appears to read: I S H [reversed h of N] A - (horizontal 'I' unless a dash) The 'S' being on its side, and the motto may be garbled. There is evidence for a restriction in the frame for a pin (now missing). The back is plain. External diameter 28mm; inner diameter 19mm; maximum thickness 1mm; weight 1.47g. The ring, which has a highly worn outer surface, has not undergone any cleaning or conservation.
Created on: Thursday 24th August 2017
Last updated: Thursday 24th August 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-ED536B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Published
Small silver annular brooch. The silver frame is of quatrilobe form, with rounded mouldings in the angles between the lobes. The external frame width is 19.2mm; frame height 19.3mm; frame thickness 3mm. The pin is plain, with an off-centre suggestion of a division at junction of head and shaft. The front of the pin has slight bevelling; the back is flat. The head is simply wrapped around a cast restriction in the hoop. Overall pin length 21.1mm. The object has not undergone any cleaning or conservation
Created on: Thursday 24th August 2017
Last updated: Friday 1st December 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-5769D6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Blaenau Gwent
Workflow stage: Published
Annular silver stirrup brooch. The external face is decorated for half its circumference with engraved transverse grooves inlaid with niello. There is no restriction in the frame for the pin which has a short stirrup at the junction of shaft and wrap around head. The stirrup is decorated with transverse grooves, and the facets of the shaft, which has a diamond cross-section, are engraved with diagonal grooves to create a herring-bone pattern from the front. The backs of the frame and pin are plain. External diameter 24.2mm; inner diameter 20.01mm; maximum frame thickness 1.9mm; …
Created on: Thursday 17th August 2017
Last updated: Thursday 17th August 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-673987
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Published
In terms of size and design, the brooch is of thirteenth- or fourteenth-century date. A number of brooches of this general type with frames decorated with niello are known to have been found in Wales. These include a brooch with similar decoration from Kidwelly Castle found during restoration work (Redknap 1994, no. 16); two silver brooches from Laugharne Burrows, Carmarthenshire, with transverse grooves inlaid with niello (ibid, Fig. 2, nos 9, 10); and one brooch frame from Glyn Tarell, Powys (TAR 2004, no. 495). The reported object is the unevenly cast silver frame from an ann…
Created on: Thursday 6th October 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 12th December 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-3DF7B9
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
The reported object is a small silver annular brooch. The frame is decorated for half of its circumference with a four-faced cable twist, each facet bearing two rows of small punched dots. The opposite half of the frame is plain, with a circular cross-section. The pin shaft is missing, and the narrowing of the frame shows where the head of the pin was once secured. Internal diameter 12.5mm; external diameter 14mm; frame thickness 1.2mm; thickness of restriction for pin 0.75mm; width of pin head (suggested by restriction of frame) 2mm; weight 06g. A number of annular brooches with …
Created on: Thursday 22nd September 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 30th August 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMGW-4A1C32
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Published
The object is a small silver annular brooch with niello decoration on both sides of the frame, which is circular in cross-section. The frame decoration comprises at least three groups transverse lines on both sides, all inlaid with niello. The pin shaft is incised with a 'wriggle work' zig-zag line on each facet. The wrap-around head of the pin securing it to the annular frame of the brooch is plain. There is a small 'bar' at the junction of pin shaft and head (width 5mm), to prevent snagging. The annular frame is distorted. External frame diameters 18.6 x 12.6mm; frame thickness 1.1m…
Created on: Friday 7th August 2015
Last updated: Thursday 21st June 2018
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Record ID: NMGW-636F0B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small silver annular brooch. The circular frame is circular in cross-section, and one side (the front) is decorated with two clusters of transverse grooves filled with niello. The wrap-around head of the pin secure it to the annular frame of the brooch, is lightly wider (2mm) than the shaft (width 1mm). External frame diameter 12 x 13mm; frame thickness 1mm; pin length 12mm; weight 0.55g. A number of annular brooches with similar pins are known from Wales. They range from small silver stirrup brooches, such as those from Llanfaes (Anglesey), Llanbedr Duffryn Clwyd (Denbighshire) …
Created on: Monday 28th July 2014
Last updated: Monday 28th July 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-4E7878
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Denbighshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The reported object is a small silver annular brooch with niello decoration on both sides of the frame, which is circular in cross-section. The frame decoration comprises groups transverse lines on one side, and transverse bands alternating with engraved crosses on the other, all inlaid with niello. The pin shaft is incised with a zig-zag line on each facet. The wrap-around head of the pin securing it to the annular frame of the brooch is decorated with four short vertical engraved lines on one side, and three rows of dots on the other side. There is a slight expansion at the junction…
Created on: Friday 9th August 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 26th November 2013
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Record ID: NMGW-6DE616
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
The brooch is complete (with a weight of 4.8g) and comprises an annular silver frame and pin. The frame is circular (with an external diameter of 24.2mm) and is of sub-circular section (with a diameter of 2.4mm - 2.7mm). One face of the brooch is decorated with three panels, arranged at regular distances around the frame (each 12mm wide) and between each panel the frame is undecorated. The decorative panels each comprise four deep transverse groove defining triangular areas. Each of the triangles is enhanced with between three and six punched circular rings, generally in a triangular …
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2012
Last updated: Thursday 24th January 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eardisley Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-45F745
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Published
A silver brooch, fashioned from a groat (fourpenny piece) of King Edward I, 1272-1307. The coin brooch takes the form of a disc brooch, diameter 29mm. On the reverse, the side visible when worn, are five collets - one central, the others evenly spaced round the rim, at 12 o'clock, etc, as viewed, in varying states of preservation; these presumably originally held glass, enamel or coloured stones, though none survives and no remains of adhesive material have been detected. The brooch has not been cleaned but this face appears to have been gilded. On the obverse are the fragmentary re…
Created on: Monday 18th January 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 8th November 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-08A5A7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Conwy
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The reported object is the pin from a small silver annular brooch of stirrup type. The four facets of the pin shaft, which is of diamond cross-section, are incised with zig-zag lines. The wrap-around head of the pin, which would have secured it to the annular frame of the brooch, is missing, but the stirrups that prevented cloth from snagging are partially preserved (surviving width 15.6mm).
Created on: Friday 15th January 2010
Last updated: Thursday 9th December 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-9C3A27
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Description The reported object is the body of a silver annular brooch; the pin is missing. The brooch has been created by filing down the rim of, and removing the centre from, a silver coin of King Henry VI of England (1422-61); this has created a flat annular brooch with inner diameter of approximately 9mm, outer diameter approximately 22mm, with a thickness of the order of 0.6mm and weight of 2.27g. The brooch survives in two pieces, having at some stage been bent and broken; it has not been cleaned. The 'host' coin is a groat (4d) of Henry VI, struck at the mint of Calais betw…
Created on: Friday 23rd January 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 19th July 2011
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