Record ID: NMGW-40A462
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Published
Top fragment of a perforated whetstone. The stone has a bevelled end and straight sides. The perforation is oval and has an hour glass profile. Both faces are smooth and dished from use. One face has a facet running along one of the sides.
Created on: Tuesday 15th July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-3CC177
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Anglesey
Workflow stage: Published
Small square sectioned perforated lead weight. The weight is difficult to date but may easily be of Medieval or Early Medieval date.
Created on: Tuesday 15th July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-07268F
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Early medieval, Viking weight of 9th or 10th century date The weight comprises a cut fragment of ornamental enamelled copper alloy metalwork set into a lead base and is near-complete, missing much of the enamel (with a weight of 116.3g). The lead base is flat and sub-oval (36.5mm x 27.5mm) and the sides are slightly concave and convergent to the top face with a sub-rectangular section (19.0mm thick). A decorated enamelled copper alloy mount, now of sub-triangular form is surmounted into the lead (27mm long and 19mm wide). The mount is decorated with geometric motifs. The lower mo…
Created on: Friday 27th February 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 9th August 2016
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Record ID: NMGW-699007
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probable vessel fragment, possibly a handle of Early Medieval date The object is incomplete, broken at one end (with a surviving length of 101.9mm and a weight of 197.7g). The possible handle is of D-shaped section at the break (26.8mm wide and 14.7mm thick) and has straight, slightly converging sides towards the terminal. The face is near flat, slightly concave along its length and is decorated with a panel within a raised border, comprising an interlace design in sunken relief. It is likely that the interlace depicts two intertwined beasts and appears to have a rear facing head a…
Created on: Thursday 9th October 2014
Last updated: Thursday 9th October 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-BD99AF
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small corroded fragment of copper alloy, possibly part of an openwork strap end of Early Medieval date. The object is flattened in cross section. It consists of a roughly shield shaped terminal that bifurcates into two broken projections from its top. One of these is c.8.5mm long, while the other is broken at its base. There is a cross design incised off centre on the upper surface of the terminal, while the reverse is undecorated and slightly flattened. The original surface is lost to corrosion, and the object has a dark green pitted surface as a result. While this object is …
Created on: Thursday 6th August 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 1st December 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Llantilio Crossenny', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-888724
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval copper alloy sword pommel of late lobed form, probably of 10th or 11th century date The pommel has height of 24.10mm and a length of 51.92mm across the base which curves upwards at both ends and would have rested upon a concave pommel bar. The interior of the pommel has an oval opening (42mm x 10.5mm internal dimensions at the base). The apex of the pommel has an oval aperture (7.2mm x 6.0mm) to accommodate the protruding sword tang. The exterior is decorated with a larger central lobe flanked on each side with smaller lobes and terminal knops. The pommel demonstrates a…
Created on: Monday 15th May 2006
Last updated: Saturday 1st August 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-E9F623
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
The object comprises the hilt and upper blade of an iron sword (overall length 235mm). The surviving blade length below the lower guard is 109mm; the blade is straight and two-edged, with a width of 52mm at top, tapering to 47mm at the break. To judge from the other blades (80-95cm long: Evison 1967, 189, Appendix), about 75% of its original length is missing. The blade profile cannot, therefore, help determine the form and date, which is reliant on the guard and pommel. The pommel is constructed in two sections, the upper pommel cap being of broad flat, trilobate form. It is fa…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-0969C1
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Gwynedd
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy sword pommel of late lobed form, probably of 10th or 11th century date. The base of the pommel curves upwards at both ends and would have rested upon a concave pommel bar. The interior of the pommel has a central oval opening, with an internal rounded step narrowing to a sub-rectangular aperture to accommodate the sword tang, and extending through the top of the pommel. The exterior is decorated with a larger central lobe flanked on each side with two smaller lobes. The pommel is somewhat irregular, with the smaller terminal lobe on one end being more substantial tha…
Created on: Thursday 11th September 2003
Last updated: Saturday 17th March 2012
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Record ID: NMGW-7B6408
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy sword pommel of Late Early-Medieval or Medieval date, likely 11th or 12th century. The shape of the object is best described as half an oblate spheroid, and is semi-circular in plan. The object is hollow, consisting of a copper alloy shell with walls of consistent thickness (c. 1.7mm) the hollow interior measures 17mm by 41.8mm at its base. The top of the pommel is perforated by an irregular hole. The sword’s tang would have fitted through this and been hammered to secure the pommel. The dome’s edge is broad and smooth at the top, but becomes sharply pointed to…
Created on: Thursday 27th August 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 1st December 2020
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Record ID: NMGW-DDABA3
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval ‘Anglo-Scandinavian’ copper alloy belt fitting (strap guide) probably of 10th or 11th century date The cast mount is of rectangular form and is complete but is heavily-corroded (with an overall length of 22.3mm, a width of 19.7mm and a weight of 5.7g). The head (18.2mm long, 9.0mm wide and 7.2mm thick) is of bilobed form, with a central ridge and a possible triangular moulding on the ends. The sides and base are of irregular rectangular section (with a width of 2.2mm – 5.0mm and a thickness of 0.8mm – 2.5mm). The surface is corroded with a dark-gree…
Created on: Tuesday 12th January 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 12th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-08658C
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early medieval, Anglo-Saxon copper alloy harness mount, probably of 7th or 8th century date The cast mount is of rectangular form and is incomplete, missing the integral loop (with a length of 24.6mm, a width of 14.9mm, a surviving depth of 7.7mm and a weight of 6.1g). The mount has geometric decoration in cast-relief, probably of Style II. The decoration is arranged around a central vertical rib, which undulates over raised mouldings at each terminal and incorporates a central oval boss (giving the mount a maximum thickness of 5.2mm). The rib is enhanced with three fine grooves. The …
Created on: Thursday 14th January 2021
Last updated: Thursday 26th January 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-29ACE1
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The strap-end is near complete, with some damage to the attachment end. The strap was secured within a V-shaped split (12mm long), which would have been attached by two rivets near the corners, now missing. The strap-end is widest at the attachment end (with a width of 8.1mm) with straight converging sides. The face is decorated with a crudely incised geometric and linear motif. The central area of the strap-end is plain with straight parallel sides and is of D-shaped section. The sub-triangular terminal is incised with a stylised beast's head, comprising semi-circular eyes near the s…
Created on: Wednesday 11th February 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 25th March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hannington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-9E75E1
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval copper alloy strap-end of 9th to later 10th century date The strap-end is incomplete and slightly distorted, missing the outside edge and possibly the attachment edge (with a surviving length of 35.6mm and a weight of 7.0g). The form of strap-end corresponds with Thomas' (2004, p 4) Class F. The strap-end is widest at the attachment end (with a width of 16.9mm) and may have been attached using two circular holes (2.0mm and 1.5mm diameters) near the corners, although there is no slot to accommodate the strap. The sides are straight but irregular and converge towards the …
Created on: Friday 22nd January 2010
Last updated: Thursday 17th March 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-0D50A3
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Recorded at the Hidden Treasure Finds Day at National Museums & Galleries of Wales. Copper alloy Saxon strap end, probably dating to the 9th Century AD, and belonging to Thomas' Type A. The strap end is made on a strip of sub-triangular copper alloy sheet, with a single copper alloy rivet employed to secure the strap. The face is decorated with an eroded zoomorphic terminal before a panel, split along its length by an incised line, each side containing two short arcs. The greater part of the face is made up of panel containing an incised diagonal cross, the arms of which are in-filled…
Created on: Tuesday 11th November 2003
Last updated: Saturday 1st March 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-E94356
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy strap end of Early Medieval date, probably dating to the Anglo-Saxon period and of 9th to 10th century date. The strap end is of slightly unusual form and does not easily fit into Thomas' classification. The strap end was attached to the strap by means of a sawn opening (7mm deep) and secured by a single protruding iron rivet, which is still present. The strap end tapers to its terminal with converging sides, which expand at the terminal. On either side, below the strap slot are rounded knops. The face is decorated with a moulded triangular panel before a raised deba…
Created on: Wednesday 21st January 2004
Last updated: Sunday 4th May 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-C98B8B
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval (Late Anglo-Saxon) copper alloy strap-end of late 8th to 11th century date The strap-end is of Thomas' (2003, p 4)[1] Class B, Type 1 and is complete but is slightly distorted (with a length of 37.5mm and a weight of 3.4g). The strap-end is widest at the split attachment end (at 8.5mm wide and 4.3mm deep), which is near-straight and the two attachment rivets remain in place. The sides of the strap-end converge towards the terminal (to a minimum width of 5.5mm where it has a thickness of 1.6mm). The shaft is mostly undecorated but had three sets of parallel incised li…
Created on: Friday 7th November 2014
Last updated: Friday 7th November 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-45A67E
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy zoomorphic strap-end possibly of Early Medieval, 11th century date The strap-end is complete (with a length of 27.5mm and a weight of 11.8g) but is heavily-corroded. The strap-end depicts a beast's head, cast in the round with narrowed snout, a central groove on the brow and conjoined C-shaped mouldings for ears (giving the strap-end a maximum width of 10.9mm, where it has a thickness of 8.9mm). There is the suggestion of an incised eye, on one side but is now corroded and all other detail has been lost. The underside is undecorated and gently concave. The attachment e…
Created on: Tuesday 25th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 4th August 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-481317
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: South Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragmentary cast copper alloy early medieval strap end with zoomorphic terminal. The object is only partial, representing roughly the front third of the complete object. The object has rounded edges that are now uneven but were likely once slightly convex, converging from the break to the terminal. The terminal of the object has a simple zoomorphic design consisting of three lobes, two of which have inscribed dot decoration. The object ends in a transverse break. The loss of original surface destroyed evidence of any trewhiddle style panel in centre. The reverse is undecorated. This…
Created on: Monday 12th October 2020
Last updated: Thursday 26th November 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tormarton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-590BC1
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval copper alloy strap-end of Thomas’ (2003)[1] Class B Type 2 and of late 8th to 11th century date The cast strap-end is near-complete (with a length of 44.9mm and a weight of 6.0g). The strap-end is widest at the attachment end (at 10.4mm) and is forked (with a thickness of 3.2mm and a fork length of 10mm) with a central bifurcation on the attachment edge, around the two missing attachment rivets. The end is flat sectioned with straight sides converging towards the midsection. The strap-end has a gentle s-shaped long profile, with the curve positioned at the juncti…
Created on: Monday 18th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 18th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-6FD7BC
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Zoomorphic copper alloy terminal possibly a strap-end The terminal is near-complete, and is very small (with an overall length of 13.4mm and a weight of 1.4g) and depicts an ox-head. The terminal comprises four plates (with a thickness of 4.4mm), secured by a single rivet (of 3mm diameter) through the centre. The two inner plates have a straight attachment edge (with a width of 5.8mm) and have straight near-parallel sides before the rounded end. There is a slight space between the two inner plate, possibly to accommodate a strap, or similar. The top plate is convex across its wid…
Created on: Tuesday 19th January 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 19th January 2021
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