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Record ID: NMGW-532F79
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A near-complete cast lead weight of probable Medieval date (c.AD 1350-1500). The weight is triangular in plan and rectangular in section (68.9mm long x 53.8mm wide at the base x 18.2mm thick) with a rectangular perforation/slot that is bigger on one side, probably the reverse (7.6mm long x 3.4mm tall) and is a narrow slit on the other, probably the face. The face is decorated with a moulded border stepped down from the flat surface of the face and defined by a deep groove along the inside edge. The weight was likely decorated with a motif on the front, but post-depositional damage and …
Created on: Monday 15th January 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2024
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Record ID: NMGW-D356FD
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cardiff
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
An incomplete cast lead seal matrix of Medieval date (c. 13th or 14th century). The seal matrix is of flat circular form, though is now distorted and missing much of its edge, with a maximum surviving diameter of 28.4mm, and a thickness of c. 4mm. The reverse is flat and undecorated but marked with multiple linear incisions and has a pierced suspension lug at the top. The lug is 11.7mm long, 4mm wide and 6.6mm deep. The die of the matrix has a central device of a stylised radial star or flower set withing a circular line border. The device consists of a total of 16 lenticular rays or p…
Created on: Tuesday 11th July 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 11th July 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-743B60
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A near-complete cast lead cloth seal of Elizabeth I (c. AD 1558-1603). The seal is made of two sub-circular discs (diameter 24.4mm, 4.6mm thick) joined at one end by a folded strip. One side bears the relief of the coat of arms for Elizabeth I with E R separated by a crown above and 6 beside. The other side is illegible and smashed into the reverse of the other disc. The object is a pale buff and weighs 11.45g.
Created on: Monday 12th June 2023
Last updated: Monday 19th June 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-0F65B1
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A near-complete cast lead alloy ampulla of Medieval date (c.AD 1200-1400). The ampulla is closed at the mouth, which has a moulded rim (27.9mm wide). The sub-rectangular and slightly-flaring neck curves expands slightly again to the round body (32.8mm wide). The front is decorated with uneven and poorly executed incised lines mimicking a scallop shell. The other side was also likely decorated but the design has been damaged by surface corrosion. The metal is an uneven grey-buff patina with an overall thickness of 9mm and weighs 39.55g. Ampullae were used as a flask to hold holy wate…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd May 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd May 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-BF1DAB
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A near complete lead ampulla of Medieval date (c. AD 1250-1530). The ampulla is complete apart from minor damage to the mouth and a pierced hole in one face. The ampulla is of typical flask shaped form, with a 33mm diameter circular body with faceted edges and a rectangular neck with rounded sides. There are rectangular side loops on both sides of the neck, measuring 14.6mm long and c. 4mm out from the sides, though they are now distorted and crushed. The mouth of the ampullas is open and slightly damaged, measuring 22.5mm wide and 9.7mm deep, with the interior of the ampulla being ho…
Created on: Tuesday 4th April 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 4th April 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-BECBD3
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A rolled and folded lead sheet of uncertain dating, probably Roman to Modern (AD 43-1950). The object is roughly tubular in form but appears to have been an irregular shape prior to folding. The object is filled by lead carbonates and soil, and one corner has been folded over a segment of 0.5mm diameter copper alloy wire, with unidentified fibres present in some of the lead carbonate and soil fill. The outer surface of the object has tool marks- parallel lines likely representing the jaws of some pliers or tongs as well as some impressions that appear to be from twisted wire. The obj…
Created on: Tuesday 4th April 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 4th April 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-D44605
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A complete trade weight, of probable Medieval to Post Medieval date. The object is circular in plan, measuring 31.22mm in diameter. It has one decorated face, with an indistinct design, the reverse face has a circular depression which creates a raised rim. The sides are of variable height ranging from 6.27 mm to 7.61mm. The object has an overall light to mid-grey colour with some areas of cream patina. 
Created on: Tuesday 28th February 2023
Last updated: Thursday 2nd March 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-D7A66E
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A cast lead object, possibly a cap or a ferule, of probable Medieval to Post Medieval date. The object is cup or cap shaped in form. It has a flat top which is broadly circular in plan measuring 17.1mm in diameter. The top features an impressed brown decoration, depicting a bishop’s mitre. The mitre features a design of an elongated cross flanked by two crozier shaped symbols.  The sides of the object are of an uneven length, between 9.3mm and 11.0mm, they slope gently outwards from the top to a diameter of 21.5mm at the base. The walls of the object are 2.6mm thi…
Created on: Thursday 16th February 2023
Last updated: Monday 27th February 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-76293D
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Carmarthenshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A near complete, Medieval cast lead ampulla dating from around the 13th to 15th century (c. 1200-1400AD) The ampulla has a lower rounded section measuring 31.1 mm wide, 25.4 mm length and 9.5 mm thick. The front of the lower section has a slightly domed profile which is decorated with a scallop shell design. The design is formed by a horizontal raised line at the base of the neck, from which further raised lines radiate downwards over the lower section. A mould line from the casting process runs around the outside edge of the ampulla. The ampulla’s neck is broken off on the di…
Created on: Monday 12th December 2022
Last updated: Thursday 6th April 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-3684AD
Object type: BULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Carmarthenshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A complete Medieval lead bulla (Papal seal) of Pope Boniface VIII, dating from c. 1294 to 1303. The object consists of a circular cast lead disk, 35.7mm in diameter and 5.2mm in thickness, with raised inscriptions and decoration. The obverse features the inscription BO[n]I/[F]AIVS/PP(omega above)[:]VIII The reverse features the inscription SPASPE over two stylised portraits of St. Paul and St. Peter. A raised line of pellets separates the two portraits. The object is fawn in colour, the lead surface still retaining colour from the reddish earth it was found in. The object has surf…
Created on: Friday 9th December 2022
Last updated: Monday 24th April 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-685596
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A complete, Medieval lead ampulla dating from around the 13th to 15th century (c. 1200-1400AD) The body of the ampulla is circular, measuring 31.3mm in diameter and is decorated on one side with incised radiating lines representing a scallop shell. The reverse has a raised circular feature, measuring 25.1mm in diameter. This side appears to be undecorated although the surface is heavily pitted which may obfuscate any design once present. The neck of the ampulla is funnel shaped and measures 24.3mm long, with a neck opening 22.8mm wide and 15.2mm deep. The surface patina of the ampull…
Created on: Tuesday 29th November 2022
Last updated: Monday 12th December 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Gower', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: NMGW-93A448
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
An incomplete cast lead Pilgrim’s ampulla of Medieval to early Post Medieval date (c.14th-16th century AD). The ampulla is missing most of the neck, mouth, and loops with a surviving length of 35.2mm. The body is round (26.6mm wide x 9.1mm thick) and decorated on one side with raised ribs representing a scallop shell, the symbol of St James of Satiago de Compostela, an important pilgrimage site (the symbol became more broadly associated with pilgrimage in general). The other side is decorated with a six-petaled flower with a raised central knop. The petals are rounded and decorat…
Created on: Monday 7th November 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 15th November 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-939276
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
An incomplete cast lead pilgrim’s ampulla of Medieval to Post Medieval date (c.14th-16th century AD). The ampulla is missing the loops and mouth in old damage with a surviving length of 52.4mm. The neck is straight with the more in-tact side widening very slightly wider at the break (18.1mm), suggesting it had an expanded mouth. The body of the ampulla is rounded (29.7mm wide x 8.5mm thick) and decorated on one side with raised ribs representing a scallop shell, the symbol of St James of Satiago de Compostela, an important pilgrimage site (the symbol became more broadly associate…
Created on: Monday 7th November 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 15th November 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-8D70AC
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Bridgend
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A complete Post Medieval cast lead button, dating from around the 17th - 18th century. The button is broadly circular in plan and measures 28.62mm in diameter and 3.6mm in thickness (excluding the shank) The front decoration features a moulded relief design, consisting of an equilateral cross with two circular pellets on each arm. In the centre of the cross there is a single circular pellet within a larger circle. The back of the button is undecorated with an integrally cast shank, which is roughly placed in the centre. To either side of the shank is a raised mould line. The but…
Created on: Monday 19th September 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 9th November 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-600CEC
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A near-complete cast lead seal matrix of Medieval date (c.13th or 14th century AD). The object is sub-circular measuring 23.3mm long, 20.9mm wide, with a max thickness of 3.5mm thick. The seal has a quatrefoil type foliate design in the centre. The circumferential inscription reads + SIGILL • ROBERTI • […] L •. Although much of the surname has been lost to old damage, the letters appear to form SOREL or some variation of the common surname in the Medieval period. The reverse depicts a moulded fleur-de-lis with the base accomodating an integraly cast suspension l…
Created on: Monday 5th September 2022
Last updated: Monday 5th September 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-639629
Object type: BULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
An incomplete cast lead circular lead Papal Bulla of medieval date (c.1150-1500). Heavily worn and the face has no trace of the stamp meaning a specific Pope cannot be identified. On the obverse it is just possible to identify the letters SPASPE - 'SPA' for St. Paul to the left and 'SPE' for St. Peter to the right. The top of the head of St. Peter is also visible.  A broad Medieval date range is given due to inability to identify a specific Pope. The object has a brownish-grey colour and measures 37.9mm in diameter, is a distorted c.4.7mm thick and weighs 41.9…
Created on: Wednesday 24th August 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 24th August 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-9A852B
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Neath Port Talbot
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A cast lead disc of unknown function and date. The object is circular in plan measuring 18.1mm in diameter and weighs 879.1g. The object is 3.4mm thick in the centre and unevenly dished along the circumference reaching a maximum height of 22.3mm A similar object is recorded on the PAS database (NMGW-36A04D) although the present object does not have obvious hammer reticulation marks on the surface and was recovered as a single isolated find, rather than with a ‘lid’ as seen in NMGW-36A04D. Lead objects are difficult to date due to their lack of diagnostic features. A lead…
Created on: Monday 27th June 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 14th September 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-0C5D04
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cardiff
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A complete cast lead flat circular seal matrix of Medieval date (Probably 13th century AD). The seal is flat and circular although distorted. The reverse of the seal bears a lug at the top and is decorated with a central pellet and three concentric moulded circles. The 9.2mm long, 8.3mm tall lug is unperforated and bent sideways against the reverse of the matrix. The edge of the reverse is raised all the way around. The central motif of the matrix is a fleur-de-lis with a central pellet and strongly curved petals within a concentric circular field. The lily is oriented in li…
Created on: Wednesday 8th June 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 8th June 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-AD2747
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A complete cast lead pointed oval seal matrix of Medieval date (Likely 13th Century AD) The seal matrix is flat and pointed oval in form. The reverse of the seal matrix has a 7.9mm long pierced lug projecting just below the top point. The lug is intact but flattened sideways. The remainder of the reverse is undecorated. The central device, set within an incised pointed oval border, is a fleur-de-lis executed in line work apart from the central petal, which is executed in relief. The inscription is well preserved and mostly legible, with a cross initial mark. The inscrip…
Created on: Monday 4th April 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 27th April 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-3A36B9
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A near-complete cast lead pilgrim’s ampulla of Medieval date (AD 1300-1600). The ampulla is missing one loop and has a total length of 49.7mm. The expanded mouth is closed and sealed with a width of 26mm and 2.7mm thick at the seal (8.3mm thick before the seal) and appears to be complete. The neck is straight with small rounded loops projecting from side of the neck (one is missing in old damage) and connecting to the body. The body is curved with a max width of 34.7mm and max thickness 7.5mm. The obverse design is a scallop shell with fine ribbing at the base of the neck which…
Created on: Monday 21st February 2022
Last updated: Monday 1st August 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-A4119D
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
An incomplete and damaged lead ampulla of Medieval date (c.AD 1350-1550). The ampulla comprises the circular base, which is damaged, missing the neck and mouth with surviving dimensions of 30.3mm diameter x 8.7mm thick and weighs 12.08g. Traces of a design in shallow relief preserve – on the more complete side, the design depicts an arc with a vertical line through the centre and a cross-hatched base below. Damage has removed the rest of the design but was likely a crown with a cross-hatched base. The hatch design continues on the other side, but most of the face is lost to old dama…
Created on: Monday 14th February 2022
Last updated: Monday 21st February 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-A40EAB
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A complete cast lead object, likely a weight or a uniface token, of post Medieval date (c.1500-1850). The object is circular in plan (diameter 32mm) with max thickness of 6.4mm. The obverse of the object has moulded letters I S (or S I) with a circular moulding between. Traces of a further moulded circumferential design preserve above and below the central legend, and may have been a further legend, but cannot be discerned due to surface corrosion. The obverse is a mottled medium patina, the reverse is mostly light grey/buff. The object weighs 40.03g.
Created on: Monday 14th February 2022
Last updated: Monday 21st February 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-277494
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A complete cast lead circular seal matrix of Medieval date (likely 13th century AD). The matrix is of the flat circular type with a perforated lug and decorated reverse. The reverse bears a perforated lug at 12 o’clock (measuring 11.4mm long by 4.3mm wide) and decoration high relief. This decoration runs to the edges of the matrix and is in the form of an inverted modified fleur de lis emerging from the bottom of the lug. The flanking petals of the fleur de lis are strongly curled at the tips and the ends of the cross bar are flared like a cross pattée. The matrix is a maximu…
Created on: Tuesday 8th February 2022
Last updated: Monday 21st February 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-26207C
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
An incomplete and badly damaged cast lead pointed oval (vesica) seal matrix of Medieval date (likely 13th century AD). The matrix is of the flat pointed oval (vesica) form, and is badly damaged- the matrix is distorted, cracked, and is missing the sections of the edge including the bottom point, rendering some of the inscription illegible. The reverse of the matrix is undecorated, with no evidence of a lug or raised rib. The inscription is executed in uneven, if large and deeply incised characters, with a small Greek cross initial marked squeezed between the first and last…
Created on: Tuesday 8th February 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 8th February 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-EAE699
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cardiff
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A cast lead object, possibly a mount or weight in the form of a heraldic shield, of uncertain date although likely Medieval in date (c. 1350-1500) The object is in the form of a heater escutcheon, decorated in cast relief quarterly: 1 and 4 a bend; 2 and 3 a fret. While no tinctures are visible, but the charges and findspot make it very likely to be the arms of the Despenser family. The object is slightly bent, with an undecorated concave reverse unusual to weights of this type, which tend towards having flat bases that overlap the decorated front. Three holes have been roughly p…
Created on: Monday 24th January 2022
Last updated: Monday 30th October 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-803248
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A lead trial piece for a penny of Stephen (1135-1154), Awbridge type, unclear mint c. 1154-1158 (North 881).
Created on: Wednesday 19th January 2022
Last updated: Monday 9th January 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-576BCD
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Neath Port Talbot
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A small cast lead weight or spindle whorl of unknown date. The object is circular in plan and plano-convex in profile (external diameter 21.6mm, 5.7mm thick) with a slightly off centre perforation (7.1mm internal diameter). The surface of the object is corroded and there are no traces of decoration. The metal is buff and mid-grey in colour and weighs 10.57g. Lead spindle whorls are difficult to date as examples are found from contexts spanning Roman to Post Medieval periods, but the majority are typically dated to the Medieval period c.1100-1500.
Created on: Monday 17th January 2022
Last updated: Friday 7th October 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-576A02
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Neath Port Talbot
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A complete lead spindle whorl of probable Medieval date (c.AD 1200-1500). The object is biconical measuring 17.8mm tall and 23.8mm max diameter external. The central perforation is irregular in shape and off centre, with an internal diameter of c.10.2mm. The surface of the spindle whorl is decorated in a moulded geometric pattern of parallel longitudinal lines crossed by circumferential bands forming rows of irregular rectangular cells (checkered design) that are smaller toward the aperture and enlarge towards the central ridge. The object is a buff colour and weighs 25.79g. Lead…
Created on: Monday 17th January 2022
Last updated: Saturday 12th February 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-5754D1
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Bridgend
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A fragmentary cast lead figurine probably neoclassical and post-medieval date (c.AD1750-1850). The figurine is represented by a bent leg broken above the knee and at the ankle with a surviving max length of 58.5mm, 18.6mm wide and max depth 26.6mm (from knee to break). The leg is hollow with a casting flash line on the back of the calf suggesting this figurine is Post-Medieval to Modern in date. A small lead plate c.24.2mm long x 11.3mm wide runs on the front of the leg from the middle of the shin to the break at the ankle and likely represents an attachment surface with the figurine …
Created on: Monday 17th January 2022
Last updated: Saturday 12th February 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-C27587
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
An incomplete lead decorative object of Post-Medieval to Early Modern date (c. AD 1800-1900). The object is sub-oval in plan measuring 47.6mm x 41.2mm x 6mm. The front of the object is decorated in a stamped armorial decoration of the royal shield with traces of the legend [HONI SOIT] QUI MAL [Y PEN]SE which translates to ‘May he be shamed who thinks badly of it’. This was the motto of the British chivalric Order of the Garter (founded in AD 1438). Much of the surface has been lost to old damage and erosion, but the detail was clearly fine and traces of black enamel preserve in th…
Created on: Monday 10th January 2022
Last updated: Monday 10th January 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-70FAAE
Object type: BULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cardiff
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
2021.57.1 NMGW-70FAAE Alexander IV Bulla A complete lead 'papal bulla' of Pope Alexander IV (1254-1261). The object is a cast lead sub-circular seal (37.6mm wide and 34.2mm long, 5mm maximum thickness), and is decorated on both faces with a die axis of zero. Pellets run around the circumference of both faces. The obverse is decorated the busts of St Peter and St Paul, who face each other from within a sub-ovoid compartment defined by pellets. St Paul, on the left, is depicted with a long, straight, pointed beard and swept back straight hair, while St Peter is depic…
Created on: Thursday 6th January 2022
Last updated: Friday 21st January 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-5C7835
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A lead or lead alloy medieval token dating to c. 1400 - c. 1500. The obverse depicts a cross with a pellet in each angle (Powell Type 14), probably influenced by the reverse design of a medieval penny. The reverse is undecorated. It has been slightly bent out of shape. There are traces of four casting sprues near the end of each cross arm. Overall, the token measures 15.4mm in diameter and 2.4mm thick. It weighs 1.62g.
Created on: Wednesday 5th January 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 12th January 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-212AE3
Object type: PENCIL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A lead pencil or writing lead of medieval to post medieval date (c. 1200 to 1800). The object is sub-circular in section and tapers to a point at one end and flares slightly at the other, with one side flattening to form a sub-rectangular sectioned end.
Created on: Thursday 9th December 2021
Last updated: Monday 13th December 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-20F445
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A near complete cast lead object, likely a crude seal matrix of Medieval date (c.1200-1500AD). The object is flat and sub-circular with a crude raised rib (4mm thick), with a broken central lug on the reverse. The matrix is decorated with a design of radiating lines. There is no inscription. The extremely crude and uninscribed nature of this object leaves doubt as to its identification as a seal matrix, although its form is very similar. It may have been a toy, imitation or practice piece, or simply a seal matrix for a purpose that did not require complex designs or an inscr…
Created on: Thursday 9th December 2021
Last updated: Monday 13th December 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-507D55
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
An incomplete cast lead or lead alloy button of Post Medieval date (c. AD1500-1700). The Button was likely originally sub-discoidal with a flat back and low conical front. The front of the button is decorated in crude moulded relief with four lines radiating from the centre. The rest of the design is less clear due to damage but includes pellets and lines intersecting with the radiating lines. The surviving section of rim is thickened to form a border. The reverse is undecorated and bears two irregular attachment scars where the loop would have joined. The button is incomplete, …
Created on: Monday 29th November 2021
Last updated: Monday 13th December 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-BD1480
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MODERN
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
An incomplete lead bag seal of Modern date AD 1880-1920. The bag seal is a cast disc with a bifurcated slot in opposed edges to function as a drawstring closure. One side of the seal bears a crown motif with WEBBS underneath and a legend TRADE [M]A[R]K / [REGISTE]RED around the circumference. An indiscernible motif below the crowned WEBBS might represent a semi circle with a figure inside and rays shining onto two sub-rectangular objects. The other side shows MANURE MANFRS written in two lines in the centre with cruciform symbols above and below. The legend reads WEBB[ & SONS] in an a…
Created on: Monday 22nd November 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 1st December 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-BD06CA
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A complete cast lead cloth seal of Post Medieval or Early Modern date. The cloth seal comprises two sub-oval discs connected by a thin folded strip and a thicker folded strip at one end. The surface is worn and eroded, rendering the legend and relief design illegible. The object is a medium grey patina measuring 21.0mm x 22mm x 5.9mm and weighs 13.03g.
Created on: Monday 22nd November 2021
Last updated: Monday 20th December 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-BCFB5A
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A complete cast lead bag seal dating to the early Modern period (c.1800-1900). The object is sub-oval in plan and sub-rectangular in section. The designs are in low relief with a raised circumferential border on both sides. One side depicts a circular rope emblem with linked foliate vine surrounding and a central banner across. The legend reads [RE]GISTERED TRA[DEMARK] around the edge. The reverse legend reads SUTTON [AND] SONS in three lines in the centre. An illegible legend runs around the edge, possibly SEEDS[…]. The object is worn around the edges on both faces obscuring some o…
Created on: Monday 22nd November 2021
Last updated: Monday 20th December 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-BCEC75
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A complete cast lead cloth seal of Post Medieval date (c.17th or 18th century AD). The seal comprises two sub-circular discs joined at one end by a folded strip. One side bears the relief of a lion passant reguardant (stepping left), 1 ½ above, 88 below. The other side depicts a low relief image of a monarch, possibly Charles II bust facing right with a legend reading [OF ENGL]AND around the edge. Similar cloth seals are illustrated in Egan 1994: 63, ref: 136. The object is a pale buff patina and measures 13.9mm x 16.6mm x 4.1mm, weight 2.63g. Similar objects are recorded in th…
Created on: Monday 22nd November 2021
Last updated: Monday 20th December 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-BBEEF4
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A lead object of unknown function and date.  The object comprises three rods joined at the centre to make a three-dimensional shape with six cylindrical rods projecting in different directions. The object has been damaged with some of the rods bent, but would have projected from the centre at right angles. Although these objects are commonly found, they are poorly understood. Because these objects are sometimes found in the same field as lead bullets/buckshot, it has been suggested that these could be caltrop, a spiked metal device thrown on the ground to impede wheeled vehicles…
Created on: Monday 22nd November 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 11th July 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-BBE096
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
An incomplete cast lead Post Medieval decorative mount of probable 17th century date. The object is sub-circular in plan with iron corrosion product on two sides indicating it is probably perforated by a small iron rod, which suggests it may be related to a structure/building. The face is decorated with a central raised concentric moulding c.11.8mm in diameter and 8 spokes radiating from it to a raised outer border. Single raised pellets are between each of the spokes. The mount is likely to be an external decorative fitting e.g. for pipework or a window. The object measures 29.0 in d…
Created on: Monday 22nd November 2021
Last updated: Monday 29th November 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-F13686
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A cast lead biconical spindle whorl of medieval date (c. 1200-1500 AD). The object is biconical in shape with a wide central perforation (10.6mm diameter). Both sides are decorated with a design of raised, radiating ribs with pellets between each rib. The number of pellets varies- one side has only single (or no) pellets between the ribs, while the other has one, two, or three pellets between each rib. The metal has white patina with patches of grey metallic lead showing through in places.
Created on: Thursday 7th October 2021
Last updated: Thursday 7th October 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-AA6AA8
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post medieval lead cloth seal The cloth seal is of two-disc type with circular discs (of 22mm diameter, 5.4mm thick and weighing 7.3g). One disc has no surviving device or legend. The other has a central device of a crowned portcullis. A small part of the encircling legend survives: ] W .TRE.[ Seals with a crowned portcullis dates from the reign of Elizabeth I and are often county seals and are sometimes counterfeited to avoid taxes.
Created on: Wednesday 4th August 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 4th August 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-590A8B
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A cast lead weight of uncertain date, but likely Medieval to Post Medieval (c. AD 1400-1700). The weight is square and measures 32.5mm x 31.7mm and 11.7m max thickness. One face has been incised with a crude linear design in the shape of the letter W. Similar objects on the PAS database are recorded as apothecary weights, e.g. SUR-D85EA7 and SUSS-3FB2B7, which are also designed with the letter W. The weight weighs 87.44g, which is close to the ¼ lb Tower system (87.5g) or English troy system (93.3g).
Created on: Monday 19th July 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd August 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-ED092A
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A fragmentary cast lead object, possibly a cloth seal or figurine/toy of post medieval date (c.17th-18th century). The possible seal is of two-disc type with the connecting strip lost to old damage. The discs are more lenticular than circular and one side is decorated with an indeterminate motif: shallow incised striations run lengthways and terminate in a transverse collar made of two grooves . A incised lines forming a V-shape extend downwards from the collar. The ‘head’ is decorated in punched stipples. The object is light grey in colour with a distorted length of 20.4mm,…
Created on: Wednesday 14th July 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 10th August 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-35CCE8
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Lead suspension weight of uncertain date, possibly medieval or post medieval The cast lead weight is of sub-trapezoidal form and is complete or near-complete (with a length of 58.7mm). The weight has flat faces, producing a rectangular body section (11mm -12mm thick) and has straight sides, diverging towards the base (where the weight has a width of 31.5mm). The sub-circular perforation (5.5mm diameter) is positioned just below the rounded apex. There is no decoration evident on either face. The weigh currently weighs 141.53g, equivalent to 4.9923 ounces and it seems likely that…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd June 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd June 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-1EC881
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A cast lead, iron, and copper alloy steelyard weight of roman date (c.AD 43 – 410). The weight is anthropomorphic, and is in the form of a female bust modelled in copper alloy around a lead core for the head and an iron core for the neck and chest. The head is rounded face on but somewhat flattened in profile. The detailing of the face and hair is executed only frontally, using moulding and incised decoration to form a round face with a fairly prominent brow, wide nose, almond shaped eyes, and full lips surrounded by coiffured hair. The neck is 18.9mm in diameter and extends down an…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd June 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd June 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-36A04D
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Bridgend
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Two lead discs of uncertain function, likely of Roman date. The find consists of two lead discs, sub circular in plan, one with a (now partially flattened) turned up edge a pie crust, the other roughly flat. Due to the softness of the lead, both halves are damaged and distorted, meaning that exact original forms are uncertain. Each of the halves has been hammered using a hammer with a reticulated face, leaving marks very similar to the those described in “Manning, W.H. 1995. Report on the Excavations at Usk 1965-1976. The Roman Small Finds, plates XXXI, XXXII and XXXIII, pp31…
Created on: Thursday 18th March 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 6th April 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-3E5B43
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Medieval lead seal matrix of 13th or 14th century date The matrix of pointed-oval form and is near-complete, with minimal peripheral damage (with a length of 37.8mm, a width of 21.6mm and a weight of 25.1g). At the apex of the rear is a loop (7.4mm deep) with an oval aperture (3.4mm x 2.3mm). There is no rib below the loop but the rear is convex, both across its length and width (7.5mm thick). The central device on the seal die appears to be a shield, decorated with a central cross, perhaps of Moline form. The encircling legend is in Lombardic script and is now difficult to inter…
Created on: Monday 22nd February 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-EA1D5B
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Medieval lead pilgrim’s ampulla of 15th or 16th century date The ampulla is fragmentary, broken across a diagonal through the body (with a length of 47.6mm and a weight of 24.9g). The mouth is closed (with a width of 24.4mm and a thickness of 4.8mm) and appears to be complete. The sides of the neck converge towards the body, with the comparatively small and square loops projecting from the base of the neck, one of which is now crushed against the neck. The obverse face was convex (giving a maximum surviving depth of 8.5mm) and is decorated with fine ribbing, producing a corrug…
Created on: Thursday 18th February 2021
Last updated: Thursday 18th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-A7BB63
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Medieval lead ampulla of 14th to 16th century date The ampulla is incomplete, missing one side of the neck and the loops (with a length of 60.4 and a weight of 53.4g). The surviving side of the neck are concave, flaring to the mouth (with a surviving width of 15mm and a depth of 7.9mm) which is open. Near the base of the neck is the stub of the suspension loop, with the lower stub below the top of the side of the body. The base of the neck is decorated with double ribbed moulding, infilled with hatches on both the faces, although not at corresponding heights. The reverse face has…
Created on: Monday 15th February 2021
Last updated: Monday 15th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-A748AC
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Medieval lead seal The seal is near-complete missing the handle (with a surviving depth of 11.9mm and a weight of 24.0g). The handle stub is circular sub-sectioned (5mm – 6.mm diameter and with a surviving height of 7.5mm), turning at the break and appears to have been cut. The rear of the seal is gently convex without a rib. The seal die is circular (8.1mm – 8.6mm diameter). The central device comprises an incised diagonal semicircle with a perpendicular diagonal line forming a T with the semicircle, perhaps representing a bow and arrow or perhaps a boat incised at the wron…
Created on: Monday 15th February 2021
Last updated: Monday 15th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-67B953
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Medieval lead seal matrix of 12th or 13th century date The seal matrix is incomplete and distorted (with a weight of 17.0g) and was of flat circular form. The break along the seal does not appear to have been a deliberate cut. The remnants of a lug are evident below the apex on the rear. At the centre is an oval perforation (7.2mm x 4.5mm), seemingly deliberate and presumably secondary the seal’s use. The seal die was circular (of 35.5mm diameter and 3.0mm thick) but the damage has made the seal difficult to interpret and read. The central perforation and surrounding corrosion …
Created on: Friday 12th February 2021
Last updated: Friday 12th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-3F4E65
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Lead weight, probably of medieval or post medieval date The weight is of near-circular form and of sub-rectangular section, perhaps slightly trapezoidal (31.4mm - 32.0mm dimeter and 6.1mm thick). The upper and lower faces are without decoration but may have contemporary marks, comprising a linear groove on the upper face and irregular recesses on both faces. The weight currently weighs 44.48g, equivalent to 1.569 ounces or 0.098 ponds, suggesting that the weight was possibly originally an eighth-pound weight under the English Troy System (equivalent 46.6g) of medieval or post med…
Created on: Wednesday 10th February 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 10th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-3E53AB
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cardiff
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Medieval lead pilgrim’s ampulla of 13th to 15th century date The ampulla is near-complete, missing the side loops (with a length of 49.0mm and a weight of 49.3g). The mouth is slightly expanded and is closed (with a width of 27.3mm). The sides of the neck are concave with the stubs from base of the loops protruding and the upper stubs seemingly at the mouth (with the loops having a length of 15mm). The neck is oval sectioned (with a minimum width of 21.9mm and a thickness of 11.7mm). The neck is decorated on the obverse face with horizontal band at the position of the base of t…
Created on: Wednesday 10th February 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 10th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-3DE85D
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Medieval lead pilgrim’s ampulla of 14th to 16th century date The ampulla is near-complete missing one loop and part of the mouth (with a length of 46.1mm and a weight of 41.0g). The expanded mouth is open (with a width of 28.0mm and a depth of 9mm) but has a groove from pressed-closing on the obverse face. The neck is oval sectioned with concave sides (with a width and thickness of 18mm and 10.8mm respectively), there is no decoration evident on the neck. One of the loops survive, now folded against the neck and is comparatively short (with a length of 9mm). The ampulla is wide…
Created on: Wednesday 10th February 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 10th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-168D36
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Carmarthenshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post medieval lead pan weight The weight is circular and rectangular sectioned (41.3mm diameter and 5.5mm thick), weighing 70.06g (2.473 ounces). One face is enhanced with cast decoration, now worn and corroded but comprising a pair of concentric ribs, a sword (indicating the City of London), a possible reversed letter ‘C’ and a letter ‘A’ probably indicating Avoirdupois. The weight is broadly consistent with a one-sixth of a pound Avoirdupois Equivalent to 71.0g or 75.73g). The weight may be an official weight as suggested by the sword but is unusual for a trad…
Created on: Monday 8th February 2021
Last updated: Monday 8th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-160969
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Medieval lead pilgrim’s ampulla of 15th or 16th century date The ampulla is fragmentary, represented by the basal half only (with a surviving length of 29.0mm, a maximum width of 30.3mm and a weight of 19.8g). The surviving surface is heavily corroded and little of the detail now survives. The obverse face is convex (giving a maximum depth of 10.4mm) and may have been decorated with fine ribbing, producing a corrugated surface, of Spencer’s (1990, p 59)[1] Type II and indicating the scallop shell, the emblem of Saint James and representing pilgrimage. Few of the ribs now surv…
Created on: Monday 8th February 2021
Last updated: Monday 8th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-159791
Object type: STEELYARD WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Lead steelyard weight probably of medieval date The lead weight is of domed-conical or bell-shaped form with an iron suspension loop (with an overall length of 55.6mm). The iron wire is not evident at the base. The weight is of circular section and is widest around its midsection (with a diameter of 32.5mm). Although the surface is heavily-corroded, no ribbed decoration is discernible on the surface of the weight. The weight has few diagnostic features but weighs 153.8grams, which broadly corresponds (at 94%) to one-half libra (Roman pound) weight (equating to 163.…
Created on: Monday 8th February 2021
Last updated: Monday 8th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-C23670
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Medieval lead ampulla of 13th to 15th century The ampulla is incomplete, missing the neck and mouth (with a surviving length of 42.1mm and a weight of 56.9g) and is heavily corroded. The ampulla has broken across the top of the neck (with a minimum width of 22mm and vessel thickness of 1.5mm). There is a stub below the break on one side, probably the remains of the lower loop attachment. The body is globular and comparatively large and deep (with a maximum width of 38.3mm and a depth of 14.7mm). The obverse face is domed and is heavily corroded but there is the suggestion of rad…
Created on: Thursday 4th February 2021
Last updated: Thursday 4th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-C221D3
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Carmarthenshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Probable lead pan weight of late medieval or post medieval date The weight is complete but corroded and is of sub-cylindrical form (21.9mm long). The sub-circular base is flat (with a diameter of 13.5mm – 14.4mm) and has a central indentation. The sides are straight and near-parallel, slightly convergent to the apex (with a diameter of 12.7mm – 13.4mm). The sides are crudely decorated with an incised cross and punched marks elsewhere. The top surface is slightly domed. The weight now weighs 31.50g, equivalent to 1.11 ounce, perhaps equivalent to one twelfth of a pound Troy (3…
Created on: Thursday 4th February 2021
Last updated: Thursday 4th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-C1D0C7
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Medieval lead seal matrix of 12th or 13th century date The seal matrix is complete but slightly distorted and corroded (with a weight of 17.4g). At the apex of the rear is a perforated, D-shaped lug (16.7mm long, 3.0mm thick and with a diameter of 3.4mm) now folded against the rear (with a distorted height of 5.1mm and a depth of 8.5mm). Otherwise the rear is flat, with no rib extending from the base of the lug. The seal die is sub-circular (with a diameter of 25.4mm – 26.9mm and a thickness of 2.7mm). The central decorative device on the seal is a geometric or floral motif or …
Created on: Thursday 4th February 2021
Last updated: Thursday 4th February 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Field 312, Reynoldston', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: NMGW-AED0B7
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Medieval lead seal matrix of 12th or 13th century date The circular matrix is near-complete (with a weight of 17.7g), with some damage to the lug and edges. The D-shaped lug (7.0mm high, 11.0mm long, 4.6mm thick and giving an overall depth of 10.5mm) is not perforated. The rear of the seal has a midrib extending from the lug with symmetric scroll mouldings either side. The seal die is sub-circular (with a diameter of 26.1mm - 27.7mm and a thickness of 3.4mm). The inscription is crude and comprises a central star made up seven simple incised lines within a circular border. The enc…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd February 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-ADC381
Object type: STEELYARD WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published Find published
Lead steelyard weight with iron suspension loop, probably of Roman date The cast weight is of flattened biconical form and is near-complete, missing part of one end loop (with a surviving length of 42.5mm) and currently weighs 86.7g. The surviving iron loop (10.4mm high and 10.5mm wide), defines a circular loop (with internal diameter of 6.8mm) and is of circular sectioned wire (2.5mm diameter). The lead weight is irregular (26.8mm long and with a diameter of 26.2mm - 27.9mm). The wire loop at the other end is incomplete and is slightly wider (with a surviving width of 12.2mm). N…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd February 2021
Last updated: Friday 5th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-AC40EF
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Medieval decorated lead weight with heraldic device of 13th or 14th century date, possibly a quarter-pound Troy weight The weight is of shield-shaped form (44.5mm long and 34.3mm wide) and appears to be complete, weighing 126.4g. The integral base has a border (4 -5mm wide and 7mm thick) decorated with raised pellets at each side and with two trefoil devices on the upper edge. There is a raised inner shield-shaped device (14.4mm thick). At the centre of the border, cutting the top edge of the raised shield is a rectangular slot, which may have penetrated to the base. The central …
Created on: Wednesday 3rd February 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-ABF22D
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post medieval lead cloth seal of late 15th or 16th century date The seal has circular discs (of 19.0mm maximum diameter) and appears to have been of two disc type (with a thickness of 4.3mm and weighing 4.5g). The obverse face is comparatively intact and depicts a forward facing seated king on his throne and holding a sword in his right hand and a sceptre in his left. The Arms of England appear to have been depicted on the king’s chest. The depiction of the king extends beyond a beaded border at the top and probably also at the base but the design is now lost. There was a legen…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd February 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-81C2E4
Object type: WEDGE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Lead axe-shaped wedge, possibly a miniature votive axe of uncertain date, possibly Bronze Age to Roman The axe-shaped object has been hammer-shaped and is complete (with a length of 28.7mm and weight of 8.1g). The butt is thickened and of rectangular section (8.4mm wide and 5.2mm thick). The sides are straight and divergent before flaring to the expanded blade edge (with a blade width of 16.6mm and a thickness of 0.8mm). The faces are somewhat irregular but generally flat and gradually convergent from the butt to the blade. There is no applied decoration to the object. The w…
Created on: Monday 1st February 2021
Last updated: Monday 1st February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-80CE6F
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Lead weight, probably of medieval or post medieval date The weight is of sub-oval form and of sub-rectangular section (35.9mm long, 31.8mm wide and 12.7mm thick). The upper and lower faces are both dished but without surviving decoration evident. The weight currently weighs 103.53g, equivalent to 3.652 ounces or 0.228 ponds, suggesting that the weight was originally a quarter-pound avoirdupois weight of medieval or post medieval date.
Created on: Monday 1st February 2021
Last updated: Monday 1st February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-0520FC
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Medieval lead pilgrim’s ampulla of 15th or 16th century date The ampulla is fragmentary, missing the neck and mouth (with a surviving length of 25.5mm and a weight of 18.1g). The ampulla has broken across the widest part of the body (with a width of 26.0mm and a maximum width of 30.2mm). The obverse face is decorated with fine ribbing representing the scallop shell, of Spencer’s (1990, p 59) [1] Type II, The face is now slightly dished but would have been comparatively flat (giving a maximum thickness of 5.6mm). The reverse face has a bevelled side decorated with hatching bef…
Created on: Tuesday 26th January 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 26th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-048634
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Medieval lead seal matrix of 13th or 14th century date The circular seal matrix is fragmentary, represented by approximately half (with a diameter of 23.5mm and a weight of 4.2g). The rear of the matrix is flat with a loop at the apex, now damaged and truncated (with a surviving depth of 6.0mm, a surviving height of 3.6mm, a width of 3.2mm and an internal diameter of 5.4mm). The area beneath the loop does not survive, making it unclear whether there was a rib. The seal die is heavily-worn and corroded with little surviving detail. The central device depicted a five-pointed star o…
Created on: Tuesday 26th January 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 26th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-03E7DE
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Medieval lead seal matrix of 13th or 14th century date The seal matrix is of circular form and is complete but heavily-worn and slightly distorted (with a diameter of 24.7mm, an overall depth of 6.1mm, a die thickness of 1.9mm – 2.6mm and a weight of 9.5g). At the apex of the rear is a loop (8.5mm long, 3.7mm high, 2.4mm wide and with a diameter of 3.1mm). The rear is otherwise flat with no evidence for a rib descending from the loop. The seal die has a central geometric eight-pointed star. The encircling legend is now difficult to read, with many of the letters lost. It is pos…
Created on: Tuesday 26th January 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 26th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-039649
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Carmarthenshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post medieval lead cloth seal probably of late 16th or 17th century date The seal is circular and only one incomplete discs now survives (with a maximum surviving diameter of 20.7mm, a thickness of 2.4mm and a weight of 3.8g). The disc present is the reverse disc and is somewhat difficult to discern and comprises a shield device containing a possible central monogram of combined letter forms: IMP, above which is a cross of ‘4’ form with a loop at its apex. At the base of the shield is a possible W, cut by an inverted V. Outside of the shield are single devices, there appear…
Created on: Tuesday 26th January 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 26th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-00E085
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Lead fragment probably the base of medieval pilgrim’s ampulla of 14th to 16th century date The probable ampulla comprises a corroded edge fragment (with a surviving length of 25.8mm, a surviving width of 36.3mm, a maximum surviving thickness of 5.8mm and a weight of 12.6g). One face is more complete and had a cast design, now difficult to interpret. Very little survives of the other face. While there are shallow grooved marks on both faces there is no clear surviving evidence for the scallop shell decoration, often seen on one face of the ampulla. The fragmentary and corr…
Created on: Tuesday 26th January 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 26th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-EF832E
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post medieval lead cloth seal of late 16th century date The cloth seal is English and was probably of four-disc type but is now heavily-truncated (with an overall with of 14.8mm, a thickness of 2.8mm, a maximum diameter of 11.7mm and a weight of 2.6g). One face has a portcullis and the other face has the Arms of England (quartered with opposing three fleurs and three lions; pre 1603). The encircling legend does not survive but ity is possible to suggest: ] C E O R [ The top of the portcullis does not survive, with no surviving evidence for a crown.
Created on: Monday 25th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 25th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-EDE2EB
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Lead suspension weight of uncertain date, Roman to Post medieval The weight is complete and of faceted conical form (with a length of 45.5mm). The top of the weight is of sub-rectangular section (15.0mm wide, 7.7mm – 9.1mm thick and 12.2mm long), through which the weight has a sub-circular perforation near the apex (5.5mm diameter) for suspension. The body of the weight is of faceted, sub-circular section, diverging towards the flat-bottomed base (with a diameter of 24.9mm - 26.8mm). There is an incised X within a square incised border above the base on one side. The weig…
Created on: Monday 25th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 25th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-EDC291
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Medieval lead seal of 13th or 14th century date The seal matrix is of circular form and is near-complete, with a truncated lug on the rear (with a diameter of 21.5mm, a thickness of 3.6mm and a weight of 10.5g). The rear of the matrix is slightly convex with a lug at the apex (9.4mm long, 4.7mm thick, with a surviving height of 4.5mm and giving the matrix a maximum surviving depth of 7.5mm). There is the suggestion the lug has broken through the perforation, now worn and the lug may have extended along the rear as a low rib. The seal die has a central device, comprising four pet…
Created on: Monday 25th January 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bosherton', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: NMGW-ED8AA6
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Medieval lead pilgrim’s ampulla of 14th to 16th century date The ampulla is complete (with a length of 51.2mm and a weight of 50.8g). The expanded mouth (with a width of 26.4mm) is closed and the sides of the neck are straight and convergent to the body of the ampulla. Both loops are present but one is now distorted (giving a width of 32.4mm, with a length of 12.4mm, a height of 7.5mm and an internal dimensions of 5.4mm x 4.0mm) and span the top of the body to above the base of the neck. The neck of the ampulla is of oval section (giving the ampulla a maximum depth of 13.0mm) a…
Created on: Monday 25th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 25th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-EC617E
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Medieval lead seal matrix of 13th or 14th century date The seal matrix was of circular form and is incomplete with edge damage, wear and corrosion (with a dimeter of 27.1mm - 29.4mm and a weight of 20.9g). The rear of the seal has a perforated D-shaped lug (17mm long, 6mm thick at the base and 3mm at the apex, 7mm high and with an internal diameter of 2.7mm). The rear of the matrix is bevelled towards the central axis but there does not appear to have been a rib below the loop. The seal die has lost nearly all of the incised design by either wear and corrosion or edge damage. The…
Created on: Monday 25th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 25th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-EC025E
Object type: BULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Medieval lead papal bull of mid-14th century date The cast circular bulla is near-complete, with some edge damage, evident on the reverse face (with a diameter of 35.7mm – 36.5mm, a thickness of 4.5mm and a weight of 33.1g). The bull is of Pope Clement VI (papacy: 1341-52). The obverse face depicts the heads of the two Patron Saints, Paul and Peter within beaded frames and beneath the legends: SPA and SPE. There appears to have been a cross patée on a staff between the saints. The reverse face has the legend: CLE MENS PP VI There is an omega over the …
Created on: Monday 25th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 25th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-9B0A2C
Object type: STEELYARD WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Lead steelyard weight of uncertain date, probably of Medieval to post medieval date The weight is of trapezoidal form, flattened at the top face and dished on its underside (with a height of 27mm - 28mm, a diameter on the upper face of 37mm and a maximum basal diameter of 48mm). The weight currently weighs 427.0g which is consistent with a pound weight Avoirdupois (99%). Iron corrosion at the centre of the upper surface marks the remains of the iron loop. The iron loop does not extend to the underside. The surface has a pale to mid-grey patina with negligible corrosion.
Created on: Thursday 21st January 2021
Last updated: Monday 8th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-703514
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Bridgend
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Medieval lead seal matrix of 12th or 13th century date The seal matrix is of pointed–oval form and is complete but heavily damaged (with a length of 34.2mm, a width of 20.6mm and a weight of 19.6g). The rear of the matrix has a loop at the apex (giving an overall depth of 11.6m, 6.4mm wide and with an internal diameter of 3.7mm). Beneath the loop, a rib descends to the base. The seal die is damaged and now difficult to discern. The central device depicts a fleur-de-lys at the apex, with an uncertain motif beneath, possibly a cross. The beginning of the encircling legend has be…
Created on: Tuesday 19th January 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 19th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-6EC6B2
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Bridgend
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post medieval lead cloth seal probably of 17th or 18th century date The seal is of circular, two-disc type (with a maximum diameter of 26.5mm, a thickness of 5.2mm and a weight of 11.9g). One face comprises a central cross flanked by two stars each side of the upright. The reverse disc has the central legend: 20 within a beaded border. There is a further device at the base of the cross, now difficult to discern, possibly BI. The seal is likely to be a clothier’s, weaver’s or searcher’s personal seal and is difficult to attribute.
Created on: Tuesday 19th January 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 19th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-6EBB5A
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Bridgend
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post medieval lead cloth seal probably of 17th or 18th century date The seal is of circular, two-disc type (with a maximum diameter of 19.6mm, a thickness of 3.1mm and a weight of 6.0g). The complete disc comprises a legend: S / B.S above a decorative scroll. The reverse disc is blank. The seal is likely to be a clothier’s, weaver’s or searcher’s personal seal and is difficult to attribute.
Created on: Tuesday 19th January 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 19th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-6E0AD4
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Carmarthenshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Lead suspension or pendant weight of medieval to early Post Medieval date The weight is complete of sub-square form with a corrugated face and has an integral suspension lug at the apex (with an overall length of 29.3mm) and currently weighs 73.0g. The rectangular-sectioned loop narrows towards the top and has a circular perforation (11mm long, 5mm thick and 4.2mm diameter). The weight widens slightly towards the base. The underside has an indentation near the centre and has a bevel. The current weight of 73.0g is equivalent to 2.575 ounces and is broadly equivalent to 2 ½…
Created on: Tuesday 19th January 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 19th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-6DDD87
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Carmarthenshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post medieval lead cloth seal probably of late 16th or 17th century date The seal is of circular, two-disc type (with a maximum diameter of 20.5mm, a thickness of 2.6mm and a weight of 6.0g). The complete disc is stamped T D. The reverse disc is somewhat difficult to discern and comprises a central cross of 4 form and flanked by two stars each side of the upright. Outside of which are the letters W [ ] / W Y or possibly I. At the base of the cross is a letter W. There is the suggestion f further stars defining a border. The seal is likely to be a clothier’s, weaver’s…
Created on: Tuesday 19th January 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 19th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-C5B2CE
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Medieval lead seal matrix of 13th or 14th century date The seal matrix is of pointed oval form and is fragmentary, represented by approximately half of the original length (with a surviving length of 17.8mm and a weight of 4.8g). The seal matrix has broken or been cut along its central axis, just below its widest point (with a width of 26.0mm and with a thickness of 2.6mm). The rear of the matrix has a midrib bounded by an oval border, parallel to the sides (5.2mm from the edge). At the centre there appears to have been a pellet and there is the suggestion of a transvers mouldin…
Created on: Monday 11th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 11th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-C3788D
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Medieval lead seal matrix probably of mid 13th to early 14th century date The seal matrix was of circular form and is fragmentary, missing both the lower and upper fragments (with a diameter of 25.6mm, a surviving length of 19.0mm and a weight of 6.9g). The rear of the matrix has the lower return of the loop surviving below the break (giving a maximum surviving depth of 8.0mm). The rear of the matrix appears to have been comparatively with tendril-like mouldings arranged around a central rib (giving a thickness of 4.0mm). The seal die had a floral central device comprising four l…
Created on: Monday 11th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 11th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-C2E360
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Lead weight of uncertain date, probably post medieval The weight is sub-circular and of trapezoidal section (with a diameter of 33.0mm – 34.4mm, a thickness of 7.1mm and a weight of 57.55g). The top face of the weight was decorated with a stamped design of uncertain form, possibly crude lettering with one of the figures resembling a letter ‘B’ or reversed ‘R’ The central mark is sub-triangular and contains a pellet. The surface of the lead is comparatively uncorroded, possibly suggesting a more recent date. The current weight of 57.55g equates to 2.030 ounces and s…
Created on: Monday 11th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 11th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-C27F9C
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Carmarthenshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Probable medieval lead seal matrix of 13th to 15th century date, possibly reworked The seal matrix is of triangular form (23.6mm long, 21.5mm wide and weighing 7.1g). The rear has a loop at the apex, now damaged (4.5mm wide, 2.3mm surviving height and 3.2mm internal diameter), from which a rib descends to the base. The seal die has a floral central device within a recessed triangle, comprising eight droplet shaped petals around a central pellet. There is a flat border around the seal die but no surviving evidence for any letters, possibly suggesting that they have been deliberate…
Created on: Monday 11th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 11th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-492783
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Medieval lead seal matrix of 12th to early 14th century date The cast lead seal matrix is of pointed oval form and is near-complete but is worn and distorted (with a length of 35.8mm, a width of 27.3mm and a weight of 18.7g). The rear has a loop just beneath the apex (3.8mm wide and 3.0mm high), with a bevelled top edge, which extends along the rear face as a gradually weakening rib. The seal die (2.4mm thick) is now distorted and uneven. The central device comprises a trefoil or fleur-de-lys, with a weaker trefoil at its base. The encircling legend is now difficult to decipher b…
Created on: Tuesday 5th January 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 5th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-33F8AD
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Medieval lead ampulla of 14th to 16th century date The ampulla is fragmentary, represented by basal body section. The obverse face appears to have been convex and was decorated with a compass-drawn floral device, with one of the petals or leaves survives and approximately half of a second. The leaves contain a central midrib and probably flanking diagonal ribs but is the now heavily-worn. The area outside of the leaves is enhanced with crosshatching. The reverse face is now concave, probably as a result of damage. Cross-hatching is evident near the edges and the central device is…
Created on: Monday 4th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 4th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-33DAF7
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Medieval lead seal matrix of 13th or 14th century date The cast seal is of pointed oval form and is incomplete, missing some of the edge and the rear-loop (with a surviving length of 28.6mm, a surviving width of 17.5mm, a thickness of 3.4mm and a weight of 8.1g). The loop at the rear of the matrix is placed comparatively low beneath the apex (7mm below) and is damaged, missing the top of the loop (with a length of 10.5mm, a width of 5.1mm, surviving height of 4.2mm, an internal diameter of 3.2mm and giving the matrix a maximum surviving depth of 7.8mm). The seal die has a central…
Created on: Monday 4th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 4th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-AB87A1
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A complete cast lead ampulla of medieval date, likely 13th to 15th century. The ampulla has 22.5mm long neck with poorly cast and damaged suspension loops and is hollow to a depth of 24.5mm. There is a “flap” of lead attached to one side of the top the neck, possibly the remains of a cap. The body of the ampulla is expanded to the sides and decorated on one face with deep curving lines to form the appearance of a scallop shell. The reverse side is flattened and apparently undecorated, although this may be due to post-depositional damage obscuring any decoration. Circumferential f…
Created on: Tuesday 10th November 2020
Last updated: Thursday 26th November 2020
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Record ID: NMGW-47AD02
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A cast lead ring, likely a spindle whorl, of Medieval or Post Medieval date. The object is circular in plan and slightly plano-convex in profile with a central perforation. The object is a light grey colour and with a smooth surface with in external diameter of 17.6mm, 6mm thick and weighs 8.48g.
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 Find 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-471F48
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find 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-33312B
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
An incomplete lead cloth alnage seal of Post Medieval date (Likely 16th or 17th century). One side bears a central design of crown over chained portcullis as is standard with alnage seals. An inscription in Lombardic capitals runs clockwise around edge from a fleur-de-lys initial mark, but only the final five characters are visible, giving the possible inscription: …RERGR. The reverse of the seal bears an integral rivet. Alnage seals typically had two discs and were used to seal cloth as proof of tax paid.
Created on: Tuesday 29th September 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 1st December 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stretton Grandison', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: NMGW-33134C
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A fragmentary lead cloth alnage seal of Post Medieval date (Likely 16th or 17th century). One side of the seal shows a fragment of a portcullis design, marking it out as an alnage seal. The other side is undecorated. Alnage seals typically had two discs and were used to seal cloth as proof of tax paid.
Created on: Tuesday 29th September 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 1st December 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stretton Grandison', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: NMGW-A8BA24
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Medieval lead seal matrix of 13th or 14th century date The cast seal matrix is of circular form and is near-complete but heavily-worn (with a maximum diameter of 25.5mm and a weight of 26.1g). The rear of the seal is convex (5.6mm thick) with a sub-rectangular loop at the apex (giving an overall depth of 11.2mm, 11.6mm long, 5.5mm thick and with an internal diameter of 3.8mm). The seal legend is worn and is now difficult to read. The central device is geometric, probably a stylised head. The encircling legend appears to read: + S‘ E I : V A S I C A P E W I h The legend, …
Created on: Wednesday 5th August 2020
Last updated: Monday 1st February 2021
Spatial data recorded.


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Record ID: NMGW-B26B4A
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Medieval lead weight The weight is of shield-shaped form and is near-complete but has damage cuts to the top surface (with a length of 56.8mm). The top edge is near-straight (where it has a maximum width of 52.1mm), the sides are gently convex and converge to the base. The sides are also slightly angled towards the top face. The face as a border (of 5mm) before a step (of 2.8mm) defining an inner shield (42mm long and 31mm wide). Any decoration on the shield in no longer evident. The rear of the weight is flat and is not decorated. The weight has a current weight of 225.1g…
Created on: Tuesday 30th June 2020
Last updated: Monday 12th October 2020
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