Record ID: NMGW-88E17E
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of T-shaped type and of 1st - 2nd century AD date The brooch is near-complete, missing the pin but with a badly distorted bow (With a distorted length of 34.8mm, a straightened length of approximately 69mm, a distorted depth of 18.7mm and a weight of g). The top of the pin survives and is hinged within oval-sectioned tubular wings (6.8mm x 5.2mm and with a width of 31.4mm) with a copper alloy axis bar. The fronts of the wings are decorated with vertical, knurled ribbing in sunken relief, with two ribs on each side of the head. The decoration is bound…
Created on: Monday 9th February 2015
Last updated: Monday 9th February 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-0F81AB
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of uncertain type, possibly Trumpet or allied type and of 1st or 2nd century AD date The brooch is fragmentary, represented by the mid-bow and top of the leg only (with a surviving length of 28.5mm, a surviving depth of 8.2mm and a weight of 2.8g). The head has been lost and the base of the upper-bow is of eroded oval section, corroded to a point. The mid-bow had a button of uncertain form, now heavily corroded. The leg is also corroded to a point but the remnants of the catch-plate are evident on the rear as a sharp rib. There no decoration now disc…
Created on: Thursday 22nd January 2015
Last updated: Thursday 22nd January 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-F35F3F
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron Age copper alloy bow brooch of Colchester-One-Piece type and of 1st century AD date The brooch is incomplete, missing the catch-plate and half of the spring, with pin (with a length of 58.4mm, a depth of 18.1mm and a weight of 6.4g). Half of the spring remains in place but has broken at the end of the chord (with a width of 18.3mm, with a diameter of 1.6mm and a coil diameter 6.0mm) and would have coiled four times each side of the head. The integral, rearward facing chord would have tensioned the chord (giving the head a height of 8.2mm). The corroded, sub-rectangular wings a…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd December 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd December 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-3A6B41
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of uncertain type, possibly a Trumpet or allied type of 1st or 2nd century AD date The brooch is fragmentary, represented by the leg, foot and catch-plate only (with a surviving length of 21.5mm, a surviving depth of 14.4mm and a weight of 2.3g). The leg is of D-shaped section at the break (4.5mm wide and 2.1mm thick) with straight, near-parallel or slightly convergent sides towards the foot. Above the foot the leg has a sub-triangular section. The sides of the leg have a fine incised border. No other decoration is evident on the leg. The foot is of co…
Created on: Friday 31st October 2014
Last updated: Friday 31st October 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-38CEC7
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron Age copper alloy bow brooch of Colchester-one-piece type and of 1st century AD date The brooch is near-complete but distorted, missing the catch-plate (with a length of 46.7mm, a distorted length of 64.8mm, depth of 13.7mm, and a weight of 8.4g). The spring is complete but one half is distorted above the head. The spring coils three-times each side of the centre (with a width of 5.7mm and a diameter of 6.5mm) and the chord is tensioned by a rearward facing hook at the head. The spring is positioned behind short rectangular wings (with a width of 13.0mm). The bow is of rounded,…
Created on: Friday 31st October 2014
Last updated: Friday 31st October 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-0E6DB4
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Polden Hill type and of 1st century AD date The brooch is incomplete, missing the leg and pin (with a surviving length of 25.5mm, a surviving depth of 12.0mm and a weight of 4.9g). Much of the spring mechanism remains in place, around a copper alloy axis bar and secured between perforated lateral lugs. The missing chord was tensioned by a lug at the head. The wings are comparatively short (at 15.5mm) and no applied decoration is now evident. The upper bow is of oval section, with straight sides converging towards the break (with a width and thicknes…
Created on: Friday 17th October 2014
Last updated: Friday 17th October 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-FD2D46
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Iron Age to Roman copper alloy bow brooch of uncertain type and of 1st or 2nd century AD date The brooch is fragmentary, missing the head and foot (with a surviving length of 53.6mm, a surviving depth of 12.4mm and a weight of 5.4g). The brooch is broken near the top of the bow, which is of sub-rectangular section (4.5mm wide and 5.7mm thick. The sides of the bow are straight and convergent towards the break, just above the missing foot. The bow is heavily-corroded with little surviving detail but a central groove is discernible and there is the suggestion of a groove on one s…
Created on: Thursday 16th October 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 21st October 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-D96EF8
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Dolphin type and probably of mid to late 1st century AD date The brooch is incomplete and is represented by the head and upper bow, with a surviving length of 29.26mm and weighs 20.4g. The brooch employed a hinge mechanism, set within tubular wings. The wings are comparatively wide with a width of 41.71mm. The front of the wings is decorated with vertical ribs flanking panels containing short incised marks, separated by U-shaped grooves. The bow has a curved moulding against the wings, enhanced at the edges by short incised marks. The moulding continue…
Created on: Wednesday 29th November 2006
Last updated: Friday 28th February 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-85A1F6
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of T-shaped variant type and probably dating to the 2nd century AD The brooch is incomplete, missing the leg and has a surviving length of 27.01mm and weighs 7.9g. The brooch employed a spring mechanism secured by a Polden Hill type arrangement around a copper alloy axis bar. The chord was tensioned through a perforated lug on the head. The wings have a width of 26.11mm. The ends of the wings are angled to the rear and the front is decorated with vertical mouldings. The perforated lug has a smaller decorative (solid) lug in front. The head projects horizo…
Created on: Monday 15th May 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-E23E74
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch fragment of uncertain type, possibly a T-shaped type and probably dating to the 1st or 2nd century AD. The brooch was small and is represented by the head and upper bow only.The head is comparatively flat. The brooch employed a spring mechanism, secured by a pierced lug, which is now broken, with no evidence surviving for a slot. The bow is sharply angled from the head and is of D-shaped section. No decoration is now discernible on the brooch.
Created on: Tuesday 27th April 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-DE11F3
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of T-shaped type and dating to the 1st to 2nd century AD. The brooch employed a hinge mechanism with tubular wings enclosing a copper alloy axis bar. The wings have not been cast at a right angle to the bow, and also slope towards the rear of the head. The wings are decorated with vertical mouldings. The top of the head has a simple chain loop, which is now broken. The upper bow is of sub-triangular section, and was decorated with short irregular incised lines. The button is unusual and is composed of a flat oval panel with an incised border defining a cen…
Created on: Tuesday 9th March 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-B69792
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of unusual design, probably a derivative of a Headstud type and dating to the early 2nd century AD. The brooch employed a spring mechanism secured by lateral lugs at the end of very short wings, which would not have protruded much beyond the head. At the head is the remnant of a flat plate, possibly from a chain loop. The head is comparatively long and has a sub-rectangular section. The only decoration on the head is a short rectangular cast rib and a moulded oval at the junction with the bow, in place of the headstud. The Bow is at a right angle to the he…
Created on: Tuesday 24th February 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-A5CD86
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy fragment, possibly from a Roman bow brooch of unusual style and design, possibly a variant Knee brooch. The brooch is represented by the head and upper bow only. The brooch employed a hinge mechanism with twin lugs, as is usually found on plate brooches. The head is angled to the bow and may have had a head plate or chain loop. The upper bow is of slender D-shaped section and has a near right-angled turn, where the section becomes triangular with a slight central rib.
Created on: Wednesday 11th February 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-A17B12
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete Hod Hill Type bow brooch of 1st Century AD date. The brooch is represented by the lower bow and foot only. The bow had side lugs, one of which survives, positioned at the base of the sub-rectangular panel or ‘button’. The panel was decorated with at least three longitudinal raised ribs and was slightly convex. Beneath the panel is a double moulded collar before the lower bow, which is plain and tapers to ‘leaf’ foot. The remnant of the catch-plate is present and begins beneath the button.
Created on: Wednesday 11th February 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-68C613
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of T shaped type, dating to the 1st or 2nd century AD. The brooch is relatively short with wide wings (being nearly as wide as it is long) and is complete except for the pin. The brooch employed a hinge mechanism with an iron axis bar set within tubular wings. The wings are of D-shaped section and are flat at the front. Little f the original surface survives, but the wings carried vertical mouldings and punched dots against the sides of the bow. The top of the wings were decorated with two parallel incised lines along their width. The bow is of D-shaped se…
Created on: Tuesday 27th January 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-651448
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Head fragment of a Roman copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative,Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 4, flat wing ends type), cf. Mackreth 2011, 4.j Plate 48. Dating to the late 1st-early 2nd century AD. The brooch is represented by the head with one of the wings only. The brooch employed a Polden Hill claw type arrangement to secure the spring. The wing is plain and has an expanded terminal. The bow carried comparatively heavy cast ornament consisting of opposing C scrolls at either side of the head, with ribs continuing down the bow from the lower end of the scroll. At the centre of t…
Created on: Tuesday 27th January 2004
Last updated: Tuesday 21st March 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-650318
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of unusual form and design, and probably of 1st century AD date. The brooch is incomplete missing the wings, spring and pin. The brooch would have consisted of two parts, excluding the spring, where the wings were riveted to the head of the bow by an integral pin at the back of the head. At the base of the rear of the head is a small rectangular lug preventing the wings from moving. The wings are likely to have employed a form of Polden Hill arrangement, similar to the recorded example NMGWPA 2004.11.1. The bow is slight and no decoration is now evident. T…
Created on: Tuesday 27th January 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-64F295
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of unusual form and design, and probably of 1st century AD date. The brooch is incomplete missing the spring and pin. The brooch is constructed from two parts, excluding the spring, where the wings and claw are riveted onto the head of the bow by an integral pin at the back of the head, which has been peened over on the interior of the wings. At the base of the rear of the head would have been a small lug or catch to prevent the wings from moving. The wings arch back from the bow and appear to have employed a form of Polden Hill arrangement, although the e…
Created on: Tuesday 27th January 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-E958A4
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Head fragment from a cast copper alloy Roman brooch, probably of 1st century AD date. The brooch is represented by the upper bow and one of the wings only. The brooch fragment is likely to be of the Aesica Type. The brooch employed a spring mechanism secured by a Polden Hill lug type arrangement. The surviving wing is decorated with an encircling diagonal incised line. The lug to tension the chord forms part of a continuous rib running along the bow, possibly decorated on the crest with a hatched motif. Either side of the rib is a slender panel with incised chevrons. The sides of the b…
Created on: Wednesday 21st January 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-E90061
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment from a Roman bow brooch, comprising of the lower bow, foot and the catch-plate. The lower bow has a D-shaped section with a central rib, and a forward projecting moulded foot. The catch on the catch-plate is set back from the foot, and with the flat base of the foot, forms a small platform. The upper edge of the catch-plate forms an arc. This form of foot is more consistent with Trumpet types of brooch of 1st to 2nd century AD date.
Created on: Wednesday 21st January 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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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-E42D93
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete Roman T-shape bow brooch of 1st - 2nd century AD date. The brooch is represented by the upper bow and one of the wings only, and employed a hinge mechanism with tubular wings. The head is decorated with a raised chevron moulding around the hinge. The bow is flat with tapering sides. The upper bow is decorated with two opposing triangular cells set within a raised rectangular panel. The cells would have contained enamel. Small amounts of iron corrosion staining around the hinge may suggest an iron pin or axis bar.
Created on: Friday 21st November 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-B54B95
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
Workflow stage: Published
Roman bow brooch fragment, probably from a Dolphin / Polden Hill or Trumpet Type brooch and likely to date from the 1st or 2nd century AD. The lower bow is straight with a D-shaped section, which was originally likely to have been sub-triangular. The leg gently tapers to the globular foot. The bow has broken at the position of a perforation, surrounded by a raised moulding, and probably contained a glass setting. The catch-plate begins before the break and has an elbowed upper edge. At the rear of the catch is an incised line.
Created on: Wednesday 19th November 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-0C9025
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Recorded at the Hidden Treasure Finds Day at National Museums & Galleries of Wales. Early Roman copper alloy bow brooch fragment of Hod Hill type, probably dating to the mid 1st century AD. The fragment consists of the leg and base of the upper bow of an unusual Hod hill brooch. The base of the upper bow is splaying out towards the base and terminating in two rectangular domed side knobs. The bow has raised side ridges and a central beaded ridge running vertically up the fragment. The beginning of the leg is defined by a curved moulding. The leg expands slightly towards the foot. The f…
Created on: Tuesday 11th November 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-0B6A20
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Head fragment and spring from a bow brooch or Roman date, probably dating from the late 1st or 2nd Century AD. The spring is secured by a single lug, which has a single perforation, containing a copper alloy axis-bar. This spring arrangement is generally associated with Trumpet Type brooches. The head of the bow is small and is narrower than the spring width. The upper bow has an oval section before the break and no decoration is now evident on the fragment.
Created on: Tuesday 11th November 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-E2EC38
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of unusual type, probably a derivative of the Trumpet type and dating to the late 1st to 2nd century AD. The brooch is represented by the head and upper bow. The pin is missing, but the iron spring is present and is secured by a hooded spring device, which is more usually seen on knee brooches. The front of the head has a rectangular plate, decorated with cast ornament, resembling stitching on the top and sides, and incised ‘sunburst’ decoration above the bow. The integral chain loop is present and has a single knop at its apex. The upper bow is of tea…
Created on: Tuesday 28th October 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-B86036
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Trumpet brooch, probably of 2nd century AD date. The brooch is represented by only the head and bow. The head has a singly pierced lug or loop to secure the now missing spring mechanism. At the top of the loop is a protrusion which would have tensioned the spring. The head is oval with a D-shaped upper bow section. The moulded decoration on the bow is now corroded; the upper bow appears to have had an elongated spiral on either side of a central rib flanked on the top and bottom by a chevron. On one side of the bow is a recessed area, possibly for a stone or glass se…
Created on: Tuesday 26th August 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-B84ED3
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill type (Mackreth Part 3, Group 4.i2, flat wing ends type)fragment of Polden Hill type, dating to the late 1st -mid 3rd century AD. Only the head of the brooch is present and employs a spring mechanism, secured by a Polden Hill claw type device with an iron axis bar. The wings are short and appear to have been undecorated. The upper bow has a dolphin profile with a D-shaped section and carries moulded decoration. The sides of the brooch head are stepped and there was a prominent central rib running from the claw. Elsewhere t…
Created on: Tuesday 26th August 2003
Last updated: Monday 10th July 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-B7EBC2
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch, probably of reversed fantail type, dated to the 1st century AD. This would appear to be an unusual brooch form, of which Hattatt (2000) records only ten examples, generally with an Eastern Counties distribution (Hattatt, 1987). This brooch differs slightly from the group in the spring gear, as it was secured by means of a Polden Hill claw type mechanism as opposed to the usual rearward claw as on Dolphin brooches (ibid.). The brooch has suffered extensive corrosion and little detail of the finer decoration is discernible. The head has a rounded knob with …
Created on: Tuesday 26th August 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-0B6051
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy dolphin brooch fragment of 1st century AD date. The fragment consists of the upper bow and one of the wings. The brooch would have had a spring mechanism but it is unclear which type of mechanism was employed, the rear of the head has the remnants of a lug, which may have been a rearward claw. The wings and upper bow were decorated with mouldings, although little of the design survives, there is the suggestion of a vertical moulding on the wing, and the sides of the head are stepped and decorated with short incised lines. The upper bow has a circular section, althoug…
Created on: Monday 18th August 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-A5EFD5
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of uncertain type and probably of 1st or 2nd century date. The brooch is incomplete and corroded, with little detail surviving. The remnants of one of the wings survive on one side, and it is likely the brooch had a spring mechanism, probably with a pierced lug or claw above the head.
Created on: Wednesday 13th August 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-A5D9D6
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of uncertain type, but stylistically probably of 2nd century AD date. The brooch is incomplete, missing the lower bow, the pin and the chain loop. The brooch utilised a hinge mechanism with a semi-tubular hinge type, where the tubes do not extend beyond the width of the bow. Above the head is a moulding before a panel which is likely to have incorporated the chain loop. The upper bow has concave sides and a decorative panel with cells for enamel with. The panel has two columns of chevrons separated by a central division and would have been enamelled both …
Created on: Wednesday 13th August 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-A5C022
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy headstud bow brooch, probably dating from the late 1st to the 2nd century AD. The brooch is near-compete, missing only the catch-plate and chain loop, but has corroded and little of the surface detail survives. The brooch has a hinge mechanism of semi-tubular type. The short wings are decorated with vertical flutes. The head has the remains of the missing solid chain loop. The headstud is wide, covering the full width of the upper bow and was decorated with a moulded cross motif. The bow is of sub-rectangular section with a raised central vertical rib, possibly serra…
Created on: Wednesday 13th August 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-A54661
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy trumpet brooch of late 1st or 2nd century AD date. The brooch is near complete, missing only the spring, pin and foot. The sprig mechanism was secured by means of a singly pierced lug around an iron axis bar. The trumpet head is roughly circular with a slight surrounding plate border and no chain loop. The upper bow has a circular cross section before the central device consisting of a pair of lentoid mouldings either side of a rounded button. The lower bow is plain with a D-shaped cross section and tapers to the missing foot. The catch-plate rib begins near the top …
Created on: Wednesday 13th August 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-FB0DE1
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Anglesey
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Trumpet bow brooch fragment of late 1st or 2nd century AD date. The rear of the head is concave and has a central loop to secure the missing spring mechanism. At the top and bottom of the loop are notches, which could have been used to tension the spring. The upper bow has a sub-lozenge shaped section. The design on the front of the bow is not apparent, but traces of blue enamel survive at the head. The centre of the bow has a lateral ribs each side of an acanthus button. At the rear of the bow, beneath the lower lateral rib, is the beginning of the catch-plate.
Created on: Tuesday 5th August 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-F96E21
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Anglesey
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of a Roman Trumpet brooch, probably of 1st Century AD date. The brooch fragment comprises of the head and the upper bow, and is elaborate and heavily ornamented. The relief decoration of this type has been linked to Late Celtic styles by Boon & Savory (1975) and suggests an early date within the type. The rear of the head has the remnants of lugs either side of an oval recess to secure the axis bar, suggesting the brooch employed a hinge secured by a semi-tubular mechanism. Above the oval recess is a flush circular plug of bronze, this may be a means of attaching the rosette o…
Created on: Tuesday 5th August 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-E83CB7
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Anglesey
Workflow stage: Published
Roman bow brooch fragment, possibly of 3rd century AD date. The brooch has affinities to plate-headed brooches, but would appear to be from a distinct westerly group of brooches (Chapman pers. comm.). The brooch has corroded and little of the surface detail survives. The oval plate-head is flat, and is decorated with a central sunken square with an internal diagonal cross. Above and below the square are a number of punched circles. The top of the plate-head is elongated, and is likely to have carried further decoration. There are no wings at the head of the bow, and the brooch is likel…
Created on: Monday 4th August 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-E80033
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Anglesey
Workflow stage: Published
Roman bow brooch, possibly of 3rd century AD date. The brooch has affinities to plate-headed brooches, but would appear to be from a distinct westerly group of brooches (Chapman pers. comm.). The brooch has corroded and little of the surface detail survives. The large oval plate-head is flat, with no decoration surviving. At the apex of the plate-head is a semi-circle design. There are no wings at the head of the bow, and the brooch is likely to have employed a hinge pin mechanism, as evidenced by the remnants of two closely spaced lugs behind the head of the bow. The upper bow has a D…
Created on: Monday 4th August 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-8DB733
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman enamelled copper alloy Headstud bow brooch, of Late 1st to 2nd century AD date. The brooch is incomplete, missing the pin and catch-plate, but has well preserved enamel. The spring mechanism is present and is made on comparatively thick wire around an iron axis bar. The spring is attached by means of separate centre lugs, as is common on Headstud brooches. The top lug to secure the chord is missing. There is no evidence for a chain-loop at the head. The raised circular headstud is topped with red enamel. The bow has a rectangular cross section and tapers to an oval moulded foot. …
Created on: Thursday 31st July 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-677805
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Trumpet bow brooch of Late 1st – 2nd century AD date. The trumpet head is oval and is surmounted with a cross bar, from which the missing chain loop would have emerged. The brooch would have employed a spring mechanism which is now missing, and would have been secured by diverging lateral lugs. The upper bow has a triangular cross section and is decorated with lentoid ‘leaf’ mouldings on the side. The bow has an acanthus button with two ribs above and beneath. The bow has broken at the point of the lower ribs.
Created on: Tuesday 29th July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-6418B1
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Trumpet bow brooch of 1st – 2nd century AD date. The brooch is comparatively small with a large decorative button on the head, with the remnants of a now broken chain loop emerging from each side. The brooch had a spring mechanism, which is now missing, and was attached by a singly pierced lug with an iron axis bar. The circular trumpet head is decorated with a moulded ring and raised dot each side of he bow. The upper bow is of circular cross section and has a series of slightly diverging lateral mouldings, ending in a knop at the sides. The decorative arrang…
Created on: Tuesday 29th July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-640071
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Trumpet bow brooch, of 1st – 2nd century AD date. The brooch is complete except for the missing pin and the top of the chain loop. The spring mechanism employs lateral lugs each side of an open spring. The remnants of the chain loop are placed on a rectangular panel with central moulding. The circular trumpet head has a small knop on each side, with further small knops each side of the bow at the same level. The top of the bow has a circular cross section and is decorated with three incised near-vertical lines. The mid area of the bow is decorated with promine…
Created on: Tuesday 29th July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-531264
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 5, flat wing ends type, Western Group), cf. Mackreth 2011, 5.b4.Plate 50. Probably of 1st-early 2nd century AD. The brooch has a spring mechanism, which is still present, and is of the ‘Polden Hill lug type’ (Hattatt 1987, p6), with a small protruding perforated lug at the head of the brooch to secure the chord. The axis bar is still present and appears to be made of copper alloy. The wings are decorated with wide incised vertical grooves, possibly imitating the spring mechanism. The bow i…
Created on: Monday 28th July 2003
Last updated: Tuesday 21st March 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-D259B3
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete Roman bow brooch, probably a slender trumpet type of Late 1st or 2nd Century AD date. The head comprises of the housing for the missing spring with the remains of the perforated lugs on each side. There are the remnants of a loop to accommodate a chain at the head. The top of the bow is plain with a series of decorative cornice mouldings near the bottom of the fragment. At the moulding, the bow weeps inwards sharply.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-6697C3
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Published
Eroded and incomplete Roman bow brooch of uncertain type. The bow has a rounded D-shaped cross section with no evidence of any mouldings or surface decoration surviving. The foot of the bow and the catch plate are missing and the bow now thins to a point. The head has flat sides with a suggestion of a central rib at the top, remnants of the wings survive at the front of the head. It is unclear whether the brooch employed a hinge or spring mechanism
Created on: Thursday 17th July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-53C2B8
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete bow brooch probably of dolphin or Polden Hill type dating to the 1st century AD. The bow is plain along the survivng portion with no decoration or moulding. The bow is reduced to a thin strip at the head, which presumably would have been the spring catch. The wings survive on both ends, but are incomplete. The more complete wing has the beginnings of a collar defined by an incised line. The spring only survives on one side.
Created on: Wednesday 16th July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-413CC4
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete dolphin or T-shaped brooch of 1st – 2nd century AD. The brooch is missing one of the wings, the foot and the pin. The brooch would have had a hinge mechanism. The bow is decorated with four low sub-rectangular cells, before two mouldings near the point of fracture.
Created on: Tuesday 15th July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-40F042
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy enamelled T-shape brooch with lunate disc, of 1st-2nd Century AD date. The brooch has a hinge mechanism, with a missing pin. The lunate disc exhibits a crescent motif. The wings have three lateral grooves on each side.The bow has three cells to house the enamel with one cell retaining some traces of red enamel. Beneath the cells are three mouldings and a further two at the base of the foot. The rear of the catch plate is marked with three irregular incised lines.
Created on: Tuesday 15th July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-408D65
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete copper alloy Rosette bow brooch of the keyhole type, of 1st Century AD date. The brooch is decorated with engraved double palm-leaf motif and possible remains of lead fill and/or silvering/tinning. The circular decorative plate and the pin are missing and would have been attached by a single rivet through the perforated plate. The fantail foot is much reduced because of damage. The wings have also been damaged. The spring would have been held by a simple overturn in the plate. The recessed shoulder beneath the wing has a low moulding. The rear of the brooch exhibits coarse f…
Created on: Tuesday 15th July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-AA8452
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Upper fragment of a cast copper alloy dolphin brooch, probably of 1st century AD date. The brooch has a hinge mechanism, with the upper portion of the pin surviving. The wings have a circular cross section with no decoration evident on the surviving remnants. The bow is wide and flat with a pronounced central moulding resembling a chord. The bow edges carry two low decorative grooves on each shoulder. The sides are eroded and the brooch broke above the position of the catch plate.
Created on: Tuesday 8th July 2003
Last updated: Friday 7th March 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-AA4E05
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Upper fragment of a cast Roman bow brooch of unusual type. The brooch was hinged and the upper portion of the pin survives. The wings are wide with a flat upper surface and a rounded back. The wings carry low curved moulding near the terminals, which are now fairly eroded. The surviving area of the bow suggests a rounded cross design, with the apex of the bow running into the wings defining an arc across the wings and forming two curving triangular cells on the wings above the bow. Near the top of the bow is a slightly protruding copper alloy pin (c.1mm diameter), which can also be see…
Created on: Tuesday 8th 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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Record ID: NMGW-85FD35
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Roman bow brooch of unusual form and type. The brooch has a hinge mechanism enclosed within short wings. The head of the bow is arched with a D-shaped cross section, which gradually thins as it approaches an integral moulding of circular cross section with slight side knobs. The bow after this is gently concave in profile and gradually tapers in before expanding back out at a rounded moulded foot. The bow is flat except for the catch plate, which begins as a low rib. The pin is present and of circular cross section with a flattened head. Decoration on the bow is both cast and incised,…
Created on: Tuesday 24th June 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-32C1B2
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman bow brooch missing the catch plate and pin. The brooch resembles the Trumpet type, but has a prominent recess between the head and the spring mechanism. The wings do not project beyond the narrow spring mechanism. The spring is secured by being looped around the underside of the mechanism. This brooch type is closest to the ‘Kraftig Profilierte (Strong profiled) brooches described by Hattatt (1985) as having a mainly European distribution and being found mostly on military sites from the 1st century AD. The head of the brooch is rounded and slightly expanded, resembling the Tr…
Created on: Friday 20th June 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-F3C7C1
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy hinged T-shaped brooch. The brooch is near complete, with only the pin absent. The wings are short and tubular and appear to hold an iron axis bar. The upper portion of the bow holds a rectangular panel with central triangular and lozenge shaped cells, the enamel no longer survives, but the remnants suggests a blue enamel. The remainder of the rectangular panel, outside the central cells is now pale grey colour. Beneath the panel is a pair of ‘leaves’. The lower area of the bow gently narrows to a delicate foot. The lower bow tapers from a slight central rib to a…
Created on: Tuesday 17th June 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-F38827
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy hinged T-shaped brooch with narrow rounded bow. Only the upper bow and tubular wings survive, with the catch-plate and pin missing. The brooch has eroded and little detail survives. There is the suggestion that the bow tapers from a central rib, and there is a central crest on the head.
Created on: Tuesday 17th June 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-5B9F90
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Head fragment of a bow brooch, probably of T-shape type. The fragment consists of the top of the bow, which is straight sided, and is thinning at the break. The bow is angled at the head, before another break on the plate. The wings are tubular with a flat face at the front, and decorated at each end with two incised lines. The top of the pin survives, with the brooch employing a hinge mechanism.
Created on: Tuesday 10th June 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-3433D6
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Near complete, but slightly distorted Colchester Type two-piece bow brooch. The decoration along the bow consists of a simple prominent mid-rib on a wider cavetto moulding, the rib has eroded along the lower area of the bow. The bow has a stepped triangular cross-section and is flat on its reverse. The wings are complete and are plain, the spring and pin are missing. The head of the bow has a central vertical lug or crest with two perforations to secure the axis bar and the chord. The crest can be seen as a continuation of the mid-rib after a small recess. The catch plate is triangular…
Created on: Tuesday 27th May 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-DFA1F2
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Published
Unusual incomplete bow brooch, which has lost its foot and pin and has suffered some damage to the wings. The brooch appears to carry characteristics of both the Hod Hill and T-shaped brooch types. The bow is hollow on the reverse (better paralleled with Hod Hill variants) and is parallel sided at the head before the bow gently curves inwards and then partially out again. The sides then have a slight step, after which they are parallel sided to the break. This stepped tapering feature of the bow is reminiscent of T-shaped brooches. The head is decorated with an incised line along both…
Created on: Friday 23rd May 2003
Last updated: Thursday 10th March 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-A0ED90
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast incomplete copper alloy Trumpet brooch of 1st- 2nd Century AD date. The characteristic flaring head has two slight lips on the edges. The rear of the head has a single lug to secure the spring mechanism, which illustrates iron corrosion, suggesting an iron axis bar was employed. The bow has a slight central rib running along its length. The decoration consists of a pronounced central moulding carrying a design of diagonals or V-motifs, between two lesser mouldings and bounded on top and bottom by an incised ‘V’. The foot of the brooch is missing, but the remnant of the catch p…
Created on: Tuesday 20th May 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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