Record ID: NMGW-A0ED90
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast incomplete copper alloy Trumpet brooch of 1st- 2nd Century AD date. The characteristic flaring head has two slight lips on the edges. The rear of the head has a single lug to secure the spring mechanism, which illustrates iron corrosion, suggesting an iron axis bar was employed. The bow has a slight central rib running along its length. The decoration consists of a pronounced central moulding carrying a design of diagonals or V-motifs, between two lesser mouldings and bounded on top and bottom by an incised ‘V’. The foot of the brooch is missing, but the remnant of the catch p…
Created on: Tuesday 20th May 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-DFA1F2
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Published
Unusual incomplete bow brooch, which has lost its foot and pin and has suffered some damage to the wings. The brooch appears to carry characteristics of both the Hod Hill and T-shaped brooch types. The bow is hollow on the reverse (better paralleled with Hod Hill variants) and is parallel sided at the head before the bow gently curves inwards and then partially out again. The sides then have a slight step, after which they are parallel sided to the break. This stepped tapering feature of the bow is reminiscent of T-shaped brooches. The head is decorated with an incised line along both…
Created on: Friday 23rd May 2003
Last updated: Thursday 10th March 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-3433D6
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Near complete, but slightly distorted Colchester Type two-piece bow brooch. The decoration along the bow consists of a simple prominent mid-rib on a wider cavetto moulding, the rib has eroded along the lower area of the bow. The bow has a stepped triangular cross-section and is flat on its reverse. The wings are complete and are plain, the spring and pin are missing. The head of the bow has a central vertical lug or crest with two perforations to secure the axis bar and the chord. The crest can be seen as a continuation of the mid-rib after a small recess. The catch plate is triangular…
Created on: Tuesday 27th May 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-5B9F90
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Head fragment of a bow brooch, probably of T-shape type. The fragment consists of the top of the bow, which is straight sided, and is thinning at the break. The bow is angled at the head, before another break on the plate. The wings are tubular with a flat face at the front, and decorated at each end with two incised lines. The top of the pin survives, with the brooch employing a hinge mechanism.
Created on: Tuesday 10th June 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-D96EF8
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Dolphin type and probably of mid to late 1st century AD date The brooch is incomplete and is represented by the head and upper bow, with a surviving length of 29.26mm and weighs 20.4g. The brooch employed a hinge mechanism, set within tubular wings. The wings are comparatively wide with a width of 41.71mm. The front of the wings is decorated with vertical ribs flanking panels containing short incised marks, separated by U-shaped grooves. The bow has a curved moulding against the wings, enhanced at the edges by short incised marks. The moulding continue…
Created on: Wednesday 29th November 2006
Last updated: Friday 28th February 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-85A1F6
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of T-shaped variant type and probably dating to the 2nd century AD The brooch is incomplete, missing the leg and has a surviving length of 27.01mm and weighs 7.9g. The brooch employed a spring mechanism secured by a Polden Hill type arrangement around a copper alloy axis bar. The chord was tensioned through a perforated lug on the head. The wings have a width of 26.11mm. The ends of the wings are angled to the rear and the front is decorated with vertical mouldings. The perforated lug has a smaller decorative (solid) lug in front. The head projects horizo…
Created on: Monday 15th May 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-F38827
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy hinged T-shaped brooch with narrow rounded bow. Only the upper bow and tubular wings survive, with the catch-plate and pin missing. The brooch has eroded and little detail survives. There is the suggestion that the bow tapers from a central rib, and there is a central crest on the head.
Created on: Tuesday 17th June 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-F3C7C1
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy hinged T-shaped brooch. The brooch is near complete, with only the pin absent. The wings are short and tubular and appear to hold an iron axis bar. The upper portion of the bow holds a rectangular panel with central triangular and lozenge shaped cells, the enamel no longer survives, but the remnants suggests a blue enamel. The remainder of the rectangular panel, outside the central cells is now pale grey colour. Beneath the panel is a pair of ‘leaves’. The lower area of the bow gently narrows to a delicate foot. The lower bow tapers from a slight central rib to a…
Created on: Tuesday 17th June 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-32C1B2
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman bow brooch missing the catch plate and pin. The brooch resembles the Trumpet type, but has a prominent recess between the head and the spring mechanism. The wings do not project beyond the narrow spring mechanism. The spring is secured by being looped around the underside of the mechanism. This brooch type is closest to the ‘Kraftig Profilierte (Strong profiled) brooches described by Hattatt (1985) as having a mainly European distribution and being found mostly on military sites from the 1st century AD. The head of the brooch is rounded and slightly expanded, resembling the Tr…
Created on: Friday 20th June 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-85FD35
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Roman bow brooch of unusual form and type. The brooch has a hinge mechanism enclosed within short wings. The head of the bow is arched with a D-shaped cross section, which gradually thins as it approaches an integral moulding of circular cross section with slight side knobs. The bow after this is gently concave in profile and gradually tapers in before expanding back out at a rounded moulded foot. The bow is flat except for the catch plate, which begins as a low rib. The pin is present and of circular cross section with a flattened head. Decoration on the bow is both cast and incised,…
Created on: Tuesday 24th June 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-9768E8
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete cast copper alloy T-shape brooch, probably of late 1st century or early / middle second century AD. Little of the original surface survives on the bow. The foot is missing, but an area at the base of the fragment suggests some low vertical mouldings ran up the bow. The profile of the bow was likely to be D shaped. At the rear of the base of the bow there is a slot to house the catch plate. The wings survive in comparatively good condition and are plain, except for two incised lines near the end of each side. A scar at the crest of the bow is likely to mark the position of th…
Created on: Monday 7th July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-9795C2
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of a much eroded bow brooch of uncertain type. The head of the bow is somewhat flared and rounded possibly suggesting a Trumpet brooch (Late 1st or 2nd century) or similar. None of the original surface or detail survives. The bow has a rounded profile and is relatively broad. The brooch had a spring mechanism.
Created on: Monday 7th July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-97B406
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Published
Bow fragment of uncertain type The bow has a prominent rounded moulding, flanked by less substantial mouldings. This decoration is typical of Chester Type Trumpet brooches, of simplified form probably of Late 1st or 2nd century AD date (Hattatt 1985) and may be paralleled in examples 438A and 438B (ibid.). At the base of the rear of the bow fragment is the beginning of the catch plate.
Created on: Monday 7th July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-9824D7
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Published
Head fragment of a bow brooch probably of T shaped type, and probably dating to the late 1st century or early / middle second century AD. The remnant of the bow has a small decorative panel near its top. The panel would appear to contain a row of chevron cells with traces of red enamel surviving. These cells possibly flanked a rectangular panel, centred on a corresponding opposite rows of chevron cells, but the surface has been lost in this area. The remnant of a head loop is visible at the apex of the bow. No traces of decoration survive on the eroded wings. The brooch had a hinge mec…
Created on: Monday 7th July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-987A87
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Published
Small fragment from the head of a bow brooch of uncertain type. The wings and bow are missing, and all of the surface has been lost. The brooch would have employed a spring mechanism.
Created on: Monday 7th July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-AA4E05
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Upper fragment of a cast Roman bow brooch of unusual type. The brooch was hinged and the upper portion of the pin survives. The wings are wide with a flat upper surface and a rounded back. The wings carry low curved moulding near the terminals, which are now fairly eroded. The surviving area of the bow suggests a rounded cross design, with the apex of the bow running into the wings defining an arc across the wings and forming two curving triangular cells on the wings above the bow. Near the top of the bow is a slightly protruding copper alloy pin (c.1mm diameter), which can also be see…
Created on: Tuesday 8th July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-AA8452
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Upper fragment of a cast copper alloy dolphin brooch, probably of 1st century AD date. The brooch has a hinge mechanism, with the upper portion of the pin surviving. The wings have a circular cross section with no decoration evident on the surviving remnants. The bow is wide and flat with a pronounced central moulding resembling a chord. The bow edges carry two low decorative grooves on each shoulder. The sides are eroded and the brooch broke above the position of the catch plate.
Created on: Tuesday 8th July 2003
Last updated: Friday 7th March 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-408D65
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete copper alloy Rosette bow brooch of the keyhole type, of 1st Century AD date. The brooch is decorated with engraved double palm-leaf motif and possible remains of lead fill and/or silvering/tinning. The circular decorative plate and the pin are missing and would have been attached by a single rivet through the perforated plate. The fantail foot is much reduced because of damage. The wings have also been damaged. The spring would have been held by a simple overturn in the plate. The recessed shoulder beneath the wing has a low moulding. The rear of the brooch exhibits coarse f…
Created on: Tuesday 15th July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-40F042
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy enamelled T-shape brooch with lunate disc, of 1st-2nd Century AD date. The brooch has a hinge mechanism, with a missing pin. The lunate disc exhibits a crescent motif. The wings have three lateral grooves on each side.The bow has three cells to house the enamel with one cell retaining some traces of red enamel. Beneath the cells are three mouldings and a further two at the base of the foot. The rear of the catch plate is marked with three irregular incised lines.
Created on: Tuesday 15th July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-413CC4
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete dolphin or T-shaped brooch of 1st – 2nd century AD. The brooch is missing one of the wings, the foot and the pin. The brooch would have had a hinge mechanism. The bow is decorated with four low sub-rectangular cells, before two mouldings near the point of fracture.
Created on: Tuesday 15th July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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