Record ID: NMGW-ED0B4A
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of uncertain type and of 1st or 2nd century AD date The brooch is fragmentary, represented by the leg (with a surviving length of 30.5mm, a surviving depth of 20.8mm and a weight of 3.0g). The bow has broken below the top of the catch-plate and is ova section (3.8mm thick and 2.8mm wide). The sides are straight and convergent to the foot. There is no decoration evident on the front of the bow. The catch plate is as wide as the leg and is decorated with a circular aperture (3.5mm dimeter). The foot is slight with a transverse rib. The surface is corro…
Created on: Monday 25th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 25th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-EC109A
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy penannular ring, possibly a hoop from an Early Medieval penannular brooch The hoop is incomplete, missing one terminal, the pin and is distorted with a stripped surface (with a weight of 6.6g). The surviving terminal has a flattened end (1.6mm thick, 2.7mm wide and 5mm long) before a slight, rounded knop on the outside face (up to 4mm diameter and 1.2mm high). The frame is now distorted (with a width of 40.1mm and a length of 43.0mm) and is circular-sectioned (2.4mm – 3.1mm diameter) with No applied decoration. The damaged end of the hoop is differentially eroded t…
Created on: Monday 25th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 25th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-EBFCB6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early medieval copper alloy penannular brooch of 5th to 6th century date The brooch is near-complete but with a stripped surface and is distorted (with a weight of 7.5g). The brooch frame has faceted cuboid terminals (7mm long, 4mm wide and 3mm thick). The front of the brooch has a ribbed border before a decorative moulding, before narrowing to the hoop with a curved step (with a length of 6mm and giving a diameter of 2.5mm – 3.0mm). The mouldings are likely to have been zoomorphic, with the beast’s snout protruding over the hoop.  Dot indentations on the front of the…
Created on: Monday 25th January 2021
Last updated: Friday 22nd July 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-EA53BB
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of T-shaped type and of 1st or 2nd century AD date The cast brooch is fragmentary, with only the head and top of the bow surviving (with a surviving length of 18.1mm, a surviving depth of 10.2mm and a weight of 5.7g). The missing pin was hinged within tubulars, now truncated (with a surviving width of 25.8mm and a diameter of 4mm – 6mm). The top of the bow is of D-shaped section, with straight but eroded sides converging to a break on the narrow bow (2.9mm wide and 2.2mm thick). There is the suggestion of a midrib on the bow but all other detail on…
Created on: Monday 25th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 25th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-EA07E3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Polden Hill Type and of 1st or 2nd century AD date The cast brooch is incomplete, missing the spring and is comparatively short (with a length of 35.5mm, a depth of 16.1mm and a weight of 11.7g). The missing spring was housed within semi-cylindrical wings (26.4mm wide and with a diameter of 6.4mm – 7.2mm). The chord was tensioned by a lug at the head and the perforated lug retains a part of the copper alloy chord. The front of the wings is decorated with two prominent grooves either side of the head. The grooves define terminal and central ribs …
Created on: Monday 25th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 25th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-9B2FFC
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch fragment of Trumpet type and of 1st or 2nd century AD date The brooch is represented by the head only (with a surviving length of 11.5mm, a surviving depth of 17.2mm and a weight of 5.1g). The missing spring was secured around a central circular loop at the rear of the head (7.0mm external diameter and 3.5mm internal diameter). There is no evidence for a plate on the head. The corroded trumpet-head is sub-circular (12.5mm x 11.5mm). There is a ridge running along the top of the bow and there is the suggestion of a grooved border along the edge of the…
Created on: Thursday 21st January 2021
Last updated: Thursday 11th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-9AF019
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Roman to Early Medieval copper alloy penannular brooch, probably of 5th to 7th century date. The brooch is incomplete, missing the pin and the frame is now somewhat distorted and of oval form (with an external length of 72.8mm, an external height of 62.0mm and a weight of 20.1g). The terminals separated by a large gap (of 20.5mm) and are of oval form, of sub-rectangular section (9mm long, 6.4mm & 6.8mm wide and 3.7mm thick). The terminals were simply decorated with two to three punched dots on both faces. There is no evidence for any inlay within the dots. There is the possi…
Created on: Thursday 21st January 2021
Last updated: Friday 13th May 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-9AB261
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy brooch of T-shaped Type and of 1st or 2nd century AD date The brooch is fragmentary, represented by upper bow and partial head (with a surviving length of 26.6mm and a weight of 3.6g). The pin was hinged within tubular wings, one of which now survives (with a surviving width of 24.5mm and a diameter of 4.0mm). There is no evidence for a chain-loop at the head. The bow has damaged sides hut had a raised rim border (with a surviving width at the head of 14.4mm and a thickness of 2.6mm). The sides of the bow are straight and convergent to the break on the mid-bow …
Created on: Thursday 21st January 2021
Last updated: Thursday 11th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-70537B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Trumpet-headed type and of late 1st to  2nd century AD date. The brooch is fragmentary, represented by the head and upper bow (with a surviving length of 28.7mm, a surviving depth of 20.4mm and a weight of 6.2g). The missing spring was open and secured between perforated lateral lugs, now damaged (with a width of 14.5mm). The trumpet head is D-shaped with an integral chain loop, now damaged (giving the head a surviving height of 17.4mm). The bow has a central ridge, giving it a convex-sided triangular section, with straight sides converging to the…
Created on: Tuesday 19th January 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 19th September 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-7008C6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Polden Hill type and of 1st or 2nd century AD date The brooch is incomplete, missing the spring and leg and has a distorted bow (with a surviving length of 44.1mm, a surviving straightened depth of 8.0mm and a weight of 5.4g). The missing spring was secured between perforated lateral lugs (with a width of 22.0mm and a diameter of 6.2mm) and the chord was tensioned by a lug at the head. The wing terminals were decorated with a pair of vertical incised lines. The bow is of D-shaped section with straight sides, gradually converging towards the break …
Created on: Tuesday 19th January 2021
Last updated: Thursday 11th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-6FEE88
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cardiff
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of uncertain type and of 1st or 2nd century AD date The brooch is fragmentary, missing the upper bow and head (with a surviving length of 39.5mm, a depth of 19.8mm and a weight of 5.5g). The brooch has broken near the top of the leg, where it has a D-shaped section and appears to have broken through a transverse groove (5.5mm wide and 2.0mm tick). Beneath the break, each side is enhanced with a decorative raised moulding, below which the sides are straight and convergent to the foot. At the centre of the leg is a V-profile groove, which was enhanced …
Created on: Tuesday 19th January 2021
Last updated: Thursday 11th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-6FAC44
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper ally bow brooch of Polden Hill type and of 1st century AD date The brooch is fragmentary, represented by the head and upper bow (with a surviving length of 23.2mm, a surviving depth of 12.2mm and a weight of 7.1g). The missing spring was secured between perforated lateral lugs (with a width of 19.9mm and a diameter of 18.5mm) and the chord was tensioned by a damaged lug at the head. The ends of the wings are decorated with pairs of incised lines. The top of the bow had curved mouldings on the side, now worn (giving a width of 9.0mm). The top of the bow is of D-shaped…
Created on: Tuesday 19th January 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 19th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-6F1C18
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of T-shaped type and of 1st or 2nd century AD date The brooch is near-complete, missing the catch-plate (with a length of 61.3mm, a depth of 23mm and a weight of 12.8g). The pin is hinged, secured between tubular wings (with a width of 29.4mm and a diameter of 3.8mm – 4.9mm). The pin head has an expansion at the rear to tension the pin against the bow and the pin shaft is circular-sectioned (51.4mm long and 2.4mm diameter). At the centre of the head is a simple integral chain-loop (7.7mm wide and 3.9mm internal diameter). The ends of the wings were…
Created on: Tuesday 19th January 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 19th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-6EA9BD
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Bridgend
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Trumpet type and of 1st to 2nd century AD date The brooch is heavily-corroded and incomplete, missing the spring, catch-plate and lower leg (with a surviving length of 47.2mm, a surviving depth of 17.7mm and a weight of 10.9g). The missing spring was secured around a central lug on the rear of the head, now lost. The head is oval (13.8mm long and 10.1mm wide). Corrosion has removed all the detail from the head, there is the suggestion of a horizontal moulding at the apex, possibly indicating the presence of a chain-loop. The bow narrows before wid…
Created on: Tuesday 19th January 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 19th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-5C2BE7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman enamelled copper alloy bow brooch of uncertain type and of 2nd century AD date The brooch is fragmentary, represented by the mid bow only (with a surviving length of 29.5mm and a weight of 4.0g). The possible fragment of upper bow (but possibly top of the leg) is of rounded triangular-sectioned at the break (4.9mm both wide and thick). There is no suggestion of a catch-plate on the rear. The bow was decorated with enamelled cells each side, probably of concave-sided triangles, possibly with a linear cell extending up the bow. No trace of enamel survives in the cell. The bu…
Created on: Monday 18th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 18th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-5C1832
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Polden Hill type and of 1st or 2nd century AD date The cast brooch is fragmentary, represented by the head only (with a surviving length of 22.7mm, a surviving depth of 13.0mm and a weight of 9.8g). The missing spring was secured behind semi-cylindrical wings (26.8mm wide and 8.2mm diameter) with the axis bar fastened through perforated end lugs. The chord may have been tensioned by a lug at the head but has been removed by corrosion. The fronts of the wings were decorated with vertical ribbing, flanked by grooves. The top of the bow is heavily-co…
Created on: Monday 18th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 18th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-5BD65C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy plate brooch of 2nd century AD date The brooch is incomplete, missing the pin and catch-plate (with a surviving overall depth of 3.5mm and a weight of 1.8g) and is also distorted and heavily-corroded with no surface surviving. The brooch is of disc form (with a diameter of 18.1mm and a thickness of 1.0mm) and is now dished, possibly because of post depositional impact. The edge has a thinned border but no other detail or decoration is discernible on the face. The rear of the brooch has the stub, probably from a hinged, twin lug. At the base is a narrow catch-pl…
Created on: Monday 18th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 18th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-5B682E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Hod Hill type and of 1st century AD date The cast brooch is incomplete, missing the pin (with a length of 34.5mm, a depth of 9.1mm and a weight of 1.9g). The missing pin was hinged within the rolled head (with a 10.5mm and a diameter of 2mm) with some remnants of the iron axis bar remaining in place. The head narrows and is thin to the bow (with a minimum width of 3.7mm where it has a thickness of 0.6mm). The top of the bow is of D-shaped section (6.3mm wide and 3.1mm thick) with concave sides as far as the leg. The bow is decorated with a promine…
Created on: Monday 18th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 18th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-5ADA97
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch fragment of uncertain type and of 1st or 2nd century AD date The brooch is represented by the corroded head only (with a surviving length of 10.5mm, a surviving depth of 5.7mm and a weight of 2.8g). The brooch employed a spring mechanism, possibly in a Polden Hill, hook type arrangement but the wing terminals or hook are no longer present (with a surviving width of 17.1mm). The projecting head is of rectangular section (8.0mm wide and 5.4mm thick) and has broken at the turn to the bow. No decoration survives on the broch fragment. The surface has a d…
Created on: Monday 18th January 2021
Last updated: Thursday 11th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-5A15AC
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Trumpet type and of late 1st or 2nd century AD date The brooch is fragmentary, represented by the head and was comparatively massive (with a surviving length of 32.8mm, a surviving depth of 23.3mm and a weight of 18.3g) and was elaborately decorated. The brooch utilised a spring mechanism, now lost. The spring was secured around a central D-shaped lug (6.5mm high, 13mm long and 3.2mm – 4.2mm thick), perforated to accept a copper alloy axis bar, which is retained in the lug. The rear of the head is slightly dished to accommodate the internal chor…
Created on: Monday 18th January 2021
Last updated: Thursday 11th February 2021
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