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Record ID: NMGW336
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy square weight. Both sides stamped with the same design: two Maltese-like crosses, one in the top left and the other in the top right corner, and a central, Roman capital, letter 'C'. Dimensions 19mmx19mmx11mm, weight 27.85 grams. The weight does not closely resemble any of the known British coin weights and was probably used for a purpose other than checking coins. Its current weight is just under an ounce. It is probably post-medieval in date.
Created on: Tuesday 10th April 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW3291
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy vessel leg, sub-triangular in section, which tapers towards its angled foot. The foot is separated from the main part of the leg by a transverse ridge in the angle. The weight of the vessel leg suggests that the copper alloy was leaded. Possibly the leg of a tripod ewer. Close dating is difficult because the form of the vessel legs remained similar from the late medieval period until the seventeenth century (Read 1995, 95); however, the distinctive transverse ridge in the angle of the foot and leg of this example is closely paralleled by a vessel leg recovered from a …
Created on: Friday 21st September 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-6DF594
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Published
Rim fragment of a cast cooking vessel, probably of Medieval date. The exterior of the fragment is rain decorated, the interior is plain with a slight rounded mouth moulding. There is a crack running from one of the sides to the rim. All breaks are rounded and are of some age.
Created on: Monday 23rd June 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-6E3415
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Published
Rim fragment of a cast cooking vessel, probably of Medieval date. The exterior of the fragment is rain decorated, the interior is plain with a slight rounded mouth moulding. There is a crack running from one of the sides to the rim. All breaks are rounded and are of some age.
Created on: Monday 23rd June 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-989632
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Published
Possible fragment from a vessel mount, possibly originating from an organic vessel, the contextual placing of the find may suggest a Roman date for the find. The mount has an expanded rim with a series of transverse ridges over the top. The rim has a slight plain inturn, before a low moulding defining a decorative panel consisting of a moulded vertical line, which meets a pair of moulded diagonal lines at the top. There is no obvious means of attachment. The rear of the piece is plain.
Created on: Monday 7th July 2003
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd July 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-996D16
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Published
Foot from a small cooking vessel, possibly a small cauldron or skillet. The foot has a flat back and rounded front with a rounded expanded base. The piece is covered in a black carbon deposit, as would be expected in a cooking vessel.
Created on: Monday 7th July 2003
Last updated: Wednesday 10th July 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-F4A3F6
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy mount in the form a small figurine of a banqueter of Roman date, probably from the 1st century AD. The figure is eroded with the original surface now missing. The figurine depicts a reclining banqueter resting on the left elbow. The figure appears to be naked above the waist. The lower part of the body and legs are covered with draperies, the folds of which are indicated by cast and recessed lines on the front and rear. The hand is visible against the base of drape. The rear of the figure may have further drapery over the left shoulder. No detail of the face or the re…
Created on: Wednesday 10th March 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-BC376B
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragmentary cast copper alloy vessel handle from a pot or skillet, likely of Post Medieval date. The handle is cylindrical, circular in plan and measures 98.7mm in length. The handle is thickest at the end with a max diameter of 19.1mm. The end of the handle is smooth and flat with no evidence of percussion marks. The handle tapers gradually from the end and flattens slightly before curving towards the break resulting in a thickness of 12.8mm and width of 14.8mm. The broken end retains some original surface (4.8mm from external surface to break surface) which informs on the way the …
Created on: Monday 22nd November 2021
Last updated: Monday 20th December 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-BC3FC6
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy vessel fragment of Medieval or Post Medieval date. The fragment comprises the foot of a potleg, likely for a cooking vessel (74.5mm long, 27.9mm wide at the bottom of the foot, 33.7mm wide at the break, 15.1mm max depth). The potleg is sub-trapezoidal in section, reaching its widest point at the break and tapers gradually to the foot. Much of one surface is covered in iron corrosion product suggesting iron was present in the deposition environment. The metal is a mottled green patina and weighs 152.28g. The proximity of other fragmentary vessels (NMGW-BC7A86,…
Created on: Monday 22nd November 2021
Last updated: Monday 20th December 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-BC7A86
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy vessel fragment of Medieval or Post Medieval date. The fragment is comprises the foot of a pot leg, likely from a cooking vessel (35.1mm long, 55.8mm wide at the bottom of foot, 41.4mm wide at the break, max depth 25.1mm). The foot is sub-trapezoidal in section with traces of a raised central ridge just before the break. Much of the original surface has been lost to old damage, removing any detail that may have decorated the potleg. The object is a mottled green patina and weighs 219.4g. The proximity of other fragmentary vessels (NMGW-BC6CB0, NMGW-BC3FC6, NM…
Created on: Monday 22nd November 2021
Last updated: Monday 20th December 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-E6F8E6
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy looped swivel of uncertain date, possibly Roman The fitting comprises two parts (with an overall length of 42.0mm and a weight of 20.2g), a looped peg inside a double-hooked frame with socket. The loop is circular (with a diameter of 19.2mm and an internal diameter of 12.4mm) and is of eroded sub-square section. Beneath the loop is a tapering plug, seemingly cast within a circular socket and is held by two strips, which engage with grooves in the plug. Each side of the socket has an integral hook (with a width of 39.3mm and a depth of 21.1mm). There is a decorative groove…
Created on: Wednesday 5th March 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 11th March 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-3114A4
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragmentary copper alloy object, potentially a furniture fitting or brooch, of uncertain date. The object is curved in profile, presumably to allow use as a handle and tapers unevenly from the moulded thicker end to a thinner (5.5mm by 2.6mm) d-sectioned strip terminating in a break. The front face of the thicker end of the object appears to bear moulded decoration, although the extremely abraded nature of the object makes it difficult to define what the moulding depicts. The reverse of the moulded end bears a longitudinal channel flanked by lugs perforated perpendicular to the obje…
Created on: Tuesday 29th September 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 29th September 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gwent Levels', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-EB860B
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval copper alloy toy gun of 17th – 18th century date The gun is incomplete missing the butt, trigger guard and is truncated through corrosion (with a surviving length of 54.3mm and a weight of 8.9g). The barrel is of faceted, sub-oval section, with straight sides and is widest at the stock (at 7.4mm and 5.0mm x 5.mm at the damaged end of the barrel). The bore of the gun is 3.1mm. There are decorative grooves evident along the barrel. The vent is small and is closed by corrosion with a rounded moulding beneath the pan, which may have served to hold the match (Egan & F…
Created on: Monday 25th January 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Malthouse Lane', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMGW-574048
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Published
City of Bristol farthing token
Created on: Wednesday 14th January 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-8FC227
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy enamelled belt-plate of 2nd to early 3rd century date The belt fitting is fragmentary and is represented by the end of the plate only (with a surviving length of 23.2mm and a weight of 3.7g). The fitting has a projecting circular stud or 'frog' (10.1mm diameter, 2.1mm thick and with a height of 6.7mm above the plate). The outside of the frog was notched but is now eroded. The interior of the frog is enamelled with green enamel containing white squares and swirls, seemingly millefiori. The rod connecting the plate to the stud is of oval section. The buckle-plate was …
Created on: Thursday 13th March 2008
Last updated: Monday 22nd September 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-994E44
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Published
Looped belt hook of Post Medieval date, possibly 17th Century and probably associated with a sword belt. The fitting has a thin rectangular attachment plate, which is folded by means of the suspension loop to the rectangular back plate. The plate has four rivet holes. The loop runs into the plate with a defined V shaped projection. None of the original surface survives, now making it uncertain as to what decoration existed.
Created on: Monday 7th July 2003
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd July 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-8FCD95
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Published
Blade end fragment from a slender Late bronze Age socketed axe. The axe has broken near the bottom of the socket, with one face surviving higher than the other. The blade edge has been lost but was slightly expanded. The remnants of casting flashes are visible along the sides and have been neatly finished. There is a suggestion of sharpening striations running along the blade edge. The more complete face possibly displays the bottom of a rib on its higher side.
Created on: Friday 25th April 2003
Last updated: Thursday 3rd August 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-E97AE5
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze Age socketed axe of South Wales (or Stogursey) Type and dating to the Ewart Park phase of the Late Bronze Age, corresponding with Needham's (1996) Period 7 and dated to c. 950 - 750BC The axe-head is incomplete, missing the mouth on one face, with the face missing a portion. The axe is comparatively small with an overall length of 59.50mm and a weight of 62.4g. The incomplete mouth would have been sub-rectangular (36.32mm x 25.3mm). The remnants of the three casting stubs are evident on the three remaining sides of the mouth, demonstrating the axe was produced using four-r…
Created on: Thursday 30th November 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 12th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-3BADE2
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Published
Blade fragment of a Late Bronze Age socketed axe probably of Ewart Park metalwork (c. 1000 - 800BC), but of indiscernible type. The fragment was broken in antiquity at the bottom of the socket. There are no ribs present on either face, although little of the face is represented on the fragment. The blade edge is slightly recurved. The casting flashes are visible down both sides and have been neatly finished, probably by hammering. Axe sharpening striations are visible beneath the patination running along the blade on both faces. The fragment is in relatively good condition, with an ar…
Created on: Tuesday 15th July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 3rd August 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-3128F8
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze Age bronze socketed axe fragment of indeterminate type and of Wilburton-Wallington, Ewart Park or Llyn Fawr metalworking industries dated to c. 1,150 – 600BC The fragmentary cast axe is represented by a blade fragment only (with a surviving length of 29.9mm, a maximum thickness of 12.0mm and a weight of 52.3g) and is of comparatively slender form. At the top of the fragment is the base of the socket of sub-rectangular form (26.7mm x 5.5mm and with a maximum surviving depth of 2.4mm), broken in antiquity. A small length of the sides survive (24-5mm), which appear sli…
Created on: Monday 5th July 2021
Last updated: Thursday 30th September 2021
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