Record ID: NMGW-1C9A14
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Headstud type and of 2nd century AD date The cast brooch is incomplete, missing the pin, catch-plate and chain-loop (with a surviving length of 45.3mm, a surviving depth of 13.5mm and a weight of 5.4g). The pin was hinged within sub-tubular wings, now truncated (with a surviving width of 14.5m and a diameter of 5mm). The fronts of the wings are bevelled towards the rear and decorated with vertical ribbing. At the head is the basal remnants of an integral chain-loop (with a surviving width of 7.9mm, a thickness of 2.6mm and an internal diameter of …
Created on: Wednesday 27th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 1st February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-1B247C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch, probably of Polden Hill type and of 1st or 2nd century AD date The brooch is incomplete, missing the spring, catch-plate and with truncated wings (with a surviving length of 37.1mm, a surviving depth of 14.5mm and a weight of 7.2g). The missing spring was likely to have been secured by lugs at the ends of the wings, now lost (with a surviving width of 21.8mm, a length of 5.8mm) and the chord was tensioned by a lug at the head. The wings are convex and decorated with vertical ribbing, probably enhanced with notches. The bow is oval sectioned, with s…
Created on: Wednesday 27th January 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 27th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-1B0224
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Initial T-shaped type of Hull T130 of 1st or 2nd century AD date The brooch is near-complete, missing the end of the pin (with a length of 40.3mm, a depth of 13.3mm and a weight of 6.2g). The pin is hinged within tubular wings of section (with a width of 23.0mm and a diameter of 3.1mm – 3.7mm). The wings have a vertical groove near each terminal. The bow is of shallow U-shaped section with straight sides, converging slightly towards the mid-bow (with a width, depth and thickness at the head of 9.3mm, 2.5 and 1.5mm respectively). The bow is decor…
Created on: Wednesday 27th January 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 11th August 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-18C4AD
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of uncertain type, probably Polden Hill and of 1st or 2nd century AD date The brooch is fragmentary, missing the leg, spring and wings (with a surviving length of 25.5mm, a surviving depth of 11.0mm and a weight of 5.8g). The missing spring was secured behind the concave head and remnant stubs on the sides suggest missing wings. The sides of the head are enhanced with curved mouldings (giving a width of 12.6mm). The bow is decorated with a midrib, probably extending from a lug or hook to tension the chord. The rib continues along the bow to the break…
Created on: Wednesday 27th January 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 27th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-15D427
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
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 incomplete and the bow is heavily-distorted (with a distorted surviving length of 29.7mm, a distorted surviving depth of 12.1mm and a weight of 5.1g). The missing pin was hinged within tubular wings, now damaged on one side (with a surviving width of 29.0mm and a diameter of 4.4mm). The surviving wing was decorated with three diagonal incised grooves. The bow is flat-sectioned, with straight sides converging to an eroded point on the leg (with a width at the head of 14.5mm and a th…
Created on: Wednesday 27th January 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 27th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-0557A7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy brooch of Polden Hill type CD PH 5.a4 and dated 50-100 AD date. The brooch is fragmentary, missing the pin and leg (with a surviving length of 21.0mm, a surviving depth of 9.0mm and a weight of 4.7g). The missing spring was positioned within semi-tubular wings (with a width of 23.0mm and a diameter of 5.9mm) and the axis bar secured through the perforations in the end lugs. The chord was tensioned by a missing lug at the head. The fronts of the wings had mouldings or expanded terminals, now corroded and worn. The bow is of rectangular section (8.7mm wide and 3.…
Created on: Tuesday 26th January 2021
Last updated: Friday 12th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-04E165
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Polden Hill type and of late 1st to early 2nd century AD date The brooch is fragmentary, missing the leg and pin (with a surviving length of 20.5mm, a surviving depth of 13.2mm and a weight of 5.5g). The iron spring remains in place behind adhering corrosion and is secured within semi-tubular wings between perforated end-lugs (with a width of 17.8mm and a diameter of 7mm) and with an iron axis. The lug or hook at the head to tension the chord has been lost. The sides of the head have a curved moulding, enhanced with punched marks (giving a width o…
Created on: Tuesday 26th January 2021
Last updated: Thursday 4th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-044C87
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Polden Hil, Western Group. 70-110 AD). The brooch is fragmentary, missing the leg and spring (with a surviving length of 23.2mm, a surviving depth of 6.6mm and a weight of 4.0g). The missing spring was positioned behind semi-tubular wings (with a width of 22.5mm and a diameter of 6.4mm) with the axis bar secured between perforated end lugs. The chord was tensioned by a lug at the head, now damaged. The wings appear to have been decorated with vertical grooves near the ends, now worn and corroded. The bow is of sub-rectangular section, with stra…
Created on: Tuesday 26th January 2021
Last updated: Thursday 4th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-03D082
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Carmarthenshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Iron Age copper alloy bow brooch of La Tène III Type and probably of 1st century AD date The brooch is of one-piece construction and is fragmentary, missing the pin and leg (with a surviving length of 25.2mm, a surviving depth of 16.6mm and a weight of 1.79g). The circular-sectioned pin (with a diameter of 1.0mm) has broken just before the spring and is distorted. The spring coils twice either side of the bow (with a width of 10.8mm and a diameter of 5.7mm) in a bilateral small spring arrangement and has an internal chord. There appears to be solid corrosion within the spri…
Created on: Tuesday 26th January 2021
Last updated: Thursday 11th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-F00919
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman Copper alloy leg fragment from a bow brooch of uncertain type but of 1st or 2nd century AD date The brooch is fragmentary, represented by the leg and foot only (with a surviving length of 23.6mm, a surviving depth of 10.0mm and a weight of 2.0g). The leg is of oval section at the break with straight sides to the globular foot. The catch-plate is incomplete but its upper edge is present. The catch-plate is positioned at the centre of the rear of the leg. The surface is worn, corroded and pitted with a dark-green patina. The fragmentary condition of the object toget…
Created on: Monday 25th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 25th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-EFD231
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy brooch of Trumpet type and of AD 100-200. The brooch is fragmentary missing the lower part of the leg, catch-plate and spring (with a surviving length of 42.2mm, a surviving depth of 16.0mm and a weight of 9.4g). The missing spring was secured around a single lug behind the head, now truncated. The oval trumpet head (13.0mm long and 10.5mm wide) is corroded at the edges and may have ben of sub-triangular form. The sides of the upper bow are concave and widen to the button. The button is now worn and corroded but may have been of acanthus form. The leg is of D-shaped…
Created on: Monday 25th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 15th May 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-EFBE71
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Wroxeter type and 75-200 AD. The brooch is incomplete, missing the spring and catch-plate (with a length of 59.4mm, a surviving depth of 19.2mm and a weight of 14.8g). Two coils of the spring survive abutting one of the side terminals behind the semi-tubular wings (with a width of 23.4mm). The terminals are expanded (with a diameter of 7.9mm). At the head is a lug, probably from a hook to tension the chord. The top of the head has a flat square panel, decorated with an incised diagonal cross. The sides of the bow were expanded with a curving side…
Created on: Monday 25th January 2021
Last updated: Thursday 4th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-EF5F9D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy terminal probably of Roman date The cast terminal is of flattened, sub-spherical form (with a length of 13.8mm, a diameter of 5.2mm – 5.8mm and a weight of 14.4g). There is a collar moulding at the base and the underside is flat. The terminal was secured by a square-sectioned iron fitting (3.7mm square), placed off-centre and the perforation for the attachment penetrates the top surface as a circular perforation (3.7mm diameter). There is no applied decoration on the terminal. The surface is corroded and pitted with a pale to mid-green patina.  The missing co…
Created on: Monday 25th January 2021
Last updated: Thursday 13th July 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-EF5105
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow of Developed T-shaped type of T108 and of 2nd century AD date. The brooch is near-complete, missing the end of the pin (with a length of 45.5mm, a depth of 18.5mm and a weight of 12.4g). The copper alloy pin is hinged within tubular wings (with a width of 23.0mm and a diameter of 4.2mm) probably around an iron axis bar. The ends of the wings have a decorative vertical rib. At the head is a un perforated ‘chain-loop’ (5.6mm high, 6.8mm wide), with a circular cell infilled with a grainy red-brown deposit. The upper bow is of sub-rectangular section and…
Created on: Monday 25th January 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 16th April 2024
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Record ID: NMGW-EE9617
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Initial T-shaped type, of Hull T104 and of 1st or 2nd century AD date. The brooch is incomplete, missing the leg, one side of the head and the pin (with a surviving length of 31.0mm, a surviving depth of 11.6mm and a weight of 9.1g). The pin is hinged within tubular wings, only one of which now survives (with a surviving width of 32.8mm and a diameter of 4.6mm – 6.0mm). Interestingly, the rear of the wings were decorated with vertical ribbing, seemingly intended to imitate a spring mechanism, bounded at the top with a horizontal groove to imitat…
Created on: Monday 25th January 2021
Last updated: Friday 5th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-EDC9DA
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy brooch of Trumpet type and of 1st or 2nd century AD date The brooch is incomplete, missing the leg and pin and is heavily-corroded (with a surviving length of 31.5mm, a surviving depth of 14.3mm and a weight of 6.0g). The missing spring was secured around a lug at the centre of the rear of the head. The lug is damaged and corroded but appears to have been of unusual, U-shaped form with a cavity in the interior and no surviving evidence of the perforations.  The base of the lug is raised suggesting a hinge was unlikely but the arrangement of the spring is uncert…
Created on: Monday 25th January 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 19th September 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-ED790B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of T-shaped type and of 1st or 2nd century AD date The brooch is fragmentary, represented by the fragmentary head only (with a surviving length of 17.8mm, a surviving depth of 10.5mm and a weight of 6.2g). The head is truncated but employed a hinge mechanism within tubular wings (with a surviving width of 17.8mm and a maximum diameter of 6.7mm). No decoration survives at the head but there is the suggestion of curved moulding at the sides (with a width of 9.6mm). The top of the bow appears to have been of D-shaped section, now worn and rounded and ta…
Created on: Monday 25th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 25th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-ED3240
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of 1st or 2nd century AD date The brooch is fragmentary, missing the leg pin and head-plate (with a surviving length of 37.8mm, a surviving depth of 17.5mm and a weight of 18.9g). The missing spring employed a ferrous axis bar, secured around a central, pierced D-shaped lug at the rear of the head (12.2mm long, 4.5mm thick and 5.7mm high). The head is now sub-oval (21.4mm long and 15.8mm wide) but has been eroded at the edges. Above the head are the remains of an integral head-plate, probably surmounted with a chain-loop, now lost. The base of the he…
Created on: Monday 25th January 2021
Last updated: Thursday 11th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-ED2EED
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 brooch is incomplete, missing the pin and catch-plate and has a distorted bow (with a surviving length of 44.3mm, a surviving depth of 13.3mm and a weight of 6.9g). The spring remains in place, secured between perforated end lugs (with a width of 19.1mm and a diameter of 4.6mm – 5.6mm) and with the chord-tensioned by a lug at the head. The fronts of the wings were enhanced with a vertical groove near the terminals. The bow is heavily-worn and is now of sub-circular diameter (with a diameter …
Created on: Monday 25th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 25th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-ED12A4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Trumpet-headed type and of 1st or 2nd century AD date The brooch is fragmentary and heavily-corroded, represented by the head, spring and upper bow (with a surviving length of 25.3mm, a surviving depth of 11.3mm and a weight of 5.1g). The brooch has a corroded iron spring, secured around an iron axis bar and attached between end (lateral) lugs at the rear of the head. The trumpet head was of D-shaped form with an integral chain-loop at the apex, now lost with only a stub surviving (giving a surviving length of 14.5mm and a width of 12.8mm). Benea…
Created on: Monday 25th January 2021
Last updated: Thursday 11th February 2021
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