Record ID: NMGW-8C930E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Trumpet type and of 1st or 2nd century AD date The brooch is incomplete, missing the spring and pin (with a length of 52.5mm, a depth of 26.8mm and a weight of 13.4g). The missing spring was secured around a single perforated lug at the rear of the head. The trumpet head is oval (14.3mm long and 10.8mm high) with a flat and undecorated border around the upper bow. The upper bow is of triangular section with gently concave sides. The top of the bow appears to have a subtle rib in sunken relief, now worn. The base of the upper bow and top of the leg…
Created on: Monday 9th February 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 15th May 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-8F31B3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy brooch pin The pin is complete (with a length of 34.7mm and a weight of 2.7g) but the frame is not present. The loop is cast and closed (with a width of 7.1mm and an internal diameter of 4.6mm). Beneath the loop is a decorative rib, enhanced with notches. The pin has a collar at the top of the shaft (6.7mm diameter). The shaft appears to have been of sub-lozenge section and is widest near the loop (4.8mm maximum width), gradually narrowing to the tip. The surface is heavily-corroded with a brown-green corrosion. It is difficult to identify a brooch t…
Created on: Monday 9th February 2015
Last updated: Sunday 18th July 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-9EE785
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy enamelled bow brooch of Developed T-shaped Type and of 1st or 2nd century AD date The brooch is near-complete, missing only the tip of the pin (with a length of 42.6mm, a depth of 16.6mm and a weight of 11.5g). The pin (with a surviving length of 22.6mm) is hinged within tubular wings of rounded D-shaped section (with a width of 24.7mm and a depth of 4.6mm). The fronts of the wings are gently angled to the rear and are decorated with vertical grooves and ribs near the terminals. The top of the bow is of sub-oval section (with a width of 9.6mm and a thicknes…
Created on: Tuesday 10th February 2015
Last updated: Saturday 12th March 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-A2CD0A
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 5, flat wing ends type, Western Group), c.f. Mackreth 2011, 5.b2. Plate 50. The brooch is incomplete, missing the leg and pin (with a surviving length of 26.5mm, a surviving depth of 12.4mm and a weight of 8.5g). The spring is secured around a copper alloy axis bar, between lateral lugs (with a width of 25.5mm) and the chord was tensioned by a lug at the head. The fronts of the wings are decorated with bold and rounded vertical ribbing. The upper bow is of sub-triangular section and had a border mouldi…
Created on: Tuesday 10th February 2015
Last updated: Monday 11th February 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-B3398B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Denbighshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Wroxeter type and probably of early-to-mid- 2nd century AD date. The brooch is incomplete, missing the pin and the end of the leg (with a surviving length of 41.mm, a surviving depth of 17.4mm and a weight of 12.1g). The missing pin was hinged within semi-tubular wings behind the head (12.mm wide). The top of the pin survives, between the wings and is of iron, as is the ferrous axis bar which protrudes slightly from the ends of the wings. The head plate is eroded and is now trapezoidal, with straight sides converging to the apex (with a length of…
Created on: Wednesday 11th February 2015
Last updated: Friday 27th April 2018
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Record ID: NMGW-4E7878
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Denbighshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The reported object is a small silver annular brooch with niello decoration on both sides of the frame, which is circular in cross-section. The frame decoration comprises groups transverse lines on one side, and transverse bands alternating with engraved crosses on the other, all inlaid with niello. The pin shaft is incised with a zig-zag line on each facet. The wrap-around head of the pin securing it to the annular frame of the brooch is decorated with four short vertical engraved lines on one side, and three rows of dots on the other side. There is a slight expansion at the junction…
Created on: Friday 9th August 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 26th November 2013
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Record ID: NMGW-B69028
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy brooch of Developed T-shaped type The brooch is fragmentary, represented by the damaged head and upper bow only (with a surviving length of 14.3mm, a surviving depth of 8.4mm and a weight of 4.8g). The missing pin was hinged within tubular wings, now truncated on one side (with a surviving width of 31.0mm and a diameter of 3.9mm - 5.2mm). There is the suggestion of a vertical groove near the surviving wing terminal, now heavily corroded but no other decoration is now evident. There is the base of the damaged integral chain loop present on the head (8.5mm wid…
Created on: Thursday 6th November 2014
Last updated: Saturday 12th March 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-636F0B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small silver annular brooch. The circular frame is circular in cross-section, and one side (the front) is decorated with two clusters of transverse grooves filled with niello. The wrap-around head of the pin secure it to the annular frame of the brooch, is lightly wider (2mm) than the shaft (width 1mm). External frame diameter 12 x 13mm; frame thickness 1mm; pin length 12mm; weight 0.55g. A number of annular brooches with similar pins are known from Wales. They range from small silver stirrup brooches, such as those from Llanfaes (Anglesey), Llanbedr Duffryn Clwyd (Denbighshire) …
Created on: Monday 28th July 2014
Last updated: Monday 28th July 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-253DE8
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 brooch is incomplete, missing the lower part of the leg, the catch-plate and pin (with a surviving length of 31.3mm, a surviving depth of 8.5mm and a weight of 3.7g). The missing pin was hinged within D-shaped section, tubular wings (4.5mm high) with a copper alloy axis bar. The wings are truncated (with a surviving width of 25.0mm) and were decorated near the terminals with grooves. There is a stub at the head, suggesting an integral chain-loop, now lost. The upper bow is of rectangular section wi…
Created on: Monday 6th October 2014
Last updated: Monday 6th October 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-275AAE
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of trumpet-headed, Wroxeter type and of 2nd century AD date The brooch is near-complete, missing the pin (with a length of 54.8mm, a depth of 20.0mm and a weight of 11.0g). The spring is held between lateral lugs around a copper alloy axis bar, secured within perforations of the lugs. The chord is damaged but was internal, tensioned below the spring and its curve is mirrored the base of the head. The head is of semi-circular form (13.9mm wide) and has a groove near the top. The chain-loop above the head is intact (with a diameter of 8.7mm and thickness…
Created on: Monday 6th October 2014
Last updated: Friday 27th April 2018
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Record ID: NMGW-8DC6C5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Part 3, Group 4.d, flat wing ends type), dating to the late 1st -early 2nd century AD The brooch is near-complete, missing only the pin, with a length of 58.6mm and a weight of 12.3g. The iron spring mechanism is secured by a Polden Hill type arrangement (with terminal perforated lugs) and the chord is anchored with a claw. The wings have a width of 22.3mm and were decorated near the terminals with vertical incised lines. The bow has a width of 9.0mm at the head and is of D-shaped section. The sides of the bow a…
Created on: Wednesday 19th December 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 13th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-B7CE52
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval annular brooch frame, probably of 13th or 14th century date The frame is complete although the surface has been lost. The frame is circular with a diameter of 16.6mm (internal diameter of 11.6mm), a thickness of 1.5mm and weighs 0.7g. The rear of the frame is bevelled and plain. The pin restriction has a width of 2.1mm and the bar has a diameter of 1.7mm. The opposite side of the frame has no notch for the pin. The front of the brooch was decorated with raised delicate ribbing, possibly forming letters to define a legend but now difficult to discern. The brooch frame has poor…
Created on: Wednesday 2nd January 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 4th March 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-4B36B1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Carmarthenshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 4.i1, flat wing ends type, West Midlands) and of 1st-mid 4th century AD date The brooch is incomplete and is represented by the head and upper bow and has a surviving length of 29.1mm, a depth at the head of 15.4mm and has a weight of 8.5g. The copper alloy spring was secured with a Polden Hill claw type arrangement. The wings have a width of 18.5mm. The terminals are expanded and are angled slightly to the rear. The expand terminal is decorated with an incised vertical line. The bow has a wi…
Created on: Wednesday 9th January 2008
Last updated: Saturday 2nd September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-F3BD46
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Polden Hill type and of mid-2nd-mid-3rd century AD date The brooch is near-complete, missing the spring, foot and catch-plate, with a surviving length of 44.5mm and a weight of 12.4g. The spring mechanism was secured within a Polden Hill type arrangement and the chord was secured with a claw at the rear of the head. The wings have a width of 25.7mm and have slightly expanded oval terminals, decorated with incised marks. There is a vertical rib immediately inside the terminals. The bow has a width of 10.5mm at the head and the sides of the head are enh…
Created on: Thursday 17th January 2008
Last updated: Thursday 6th July 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-3DF7B9
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
The reported object is a small silver annular brooch. The frame is decorated for half of its circumference with a four-faced cable twist, each facet bearing two rows of small punched dots. The opposite half of the frame is plain, with a circular cross-section. The pin shaft is missing, and the narrowing of the frame shows where the head of the pin was once secured. Internal diameter 12.5mm; external diameter 14mm; frame thickness 1.2mm; thickness of restriction for pin 0.75mm; width of pin head (suggested by restriction of frame) 2mm; weight 06g. A number of annular brooches with …
Created on: Thursday 22nd September 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 30th August 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-3E31B4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Denbighshire
Workflow stage: Published
The mount comprises a gold baseplate, slightly crumpled, cut to a curved tapering form with a straight wide end, to fit the recessed cell of a (now missing) gilt bronze or silver penannular or pseudo-penannular brooch. The outer face of the baseplate is decorated with a spherical blue glass bead set in a gold collar, and a pattern of S- and Z-scrolls delineated by beaded wire (filigree) and other motifs (C-scrolls with central scrolled stems) within a plain beaded wire border. To one side of the bead is a now empty rectangular collet. The overall length of the base-plate is 22.5mm;…
Created on: Thursday 22nd September 2016
Last updated: Monday 4th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-B48556
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of uncertain type and of 1st or 2nd century AD date The brooch is fragmentary with only the head and upper bow surviving (with a surviving length of 15.8mm, a surviving depth of 11.9mm and a weight of 7.4g). The brooch has a spring, enclosed within the oval-sectioned wings in an 'open cylinder, common to Langton Down type brooches. The short wings have expanded terminals (with a width of 17.8mm and a diameter of 6.8mm x 8.0mm). At the apex of the bow is a flat rectangular panel, decorated with a saltire cross. The upper bow was of sub-rectangular sec…
Created on: Wednesday 11th February 2015
Last updated: Monday 28th October 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-DD2C4E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early medieval copper-alloy long brooch of cruciform type and of Early Anglo-Saxon date, probably of mid-5th to mid-6th century date. The brooch is fragmentary, represented by the incomplete head and bow only (with a surviving length of 45.7mm, a depth of 16.8mm and a weight of 12.4g). The missing spring was secured around a single pierced lug on the rear of the central panel. Traces of iron corrosion around the lug indicate that an iron spring and pin were used. The head is incomplete, missing one side knob and much of the wing with an ancient break and rounding of fractures possi…
Created on: Friday 13th February 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
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Record ID: NMGW-DF0703
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Alcester/Almgren 101 type of 1st or 2nd century AD date. The brooch is fragmentary, represented by the head only (with a surviving length of 22.3mm, a surviving depth of 12.8mm and a weight of 4.7g). The brooch would have had a spring mechanism, now lost and only non-ferrous corrosion is evident on the rear of the head. There is a flange at the base of the head, on the rear (5.6mm high). The head is oval (with a width of 13.4mm) and is heavily corroded with no surviving decoration. The bow narrows beneath the head. The top of the bow has a projecting f…
Created on: Friday 13th February 2015
Last updated: Friday 29th October 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-1FBA46
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Polden Hill type and of 1st or 2nd century AD date The brooch is fragmentary, represented by a fragment of the head (with a surviving length of 26.1mm, a surviving depth of 14.9mm and a weight of 6.5g). The missing spring was secured between lateral, perforated lugs with the chord tensioned by the hook at the head. The head has been split across its width and only one of the wings survive (with a surviving width of 17.4mm). The surviving wing is semi-cylindrical with a rib on the terminal (7.1mm long, 7.9mm diameter and 8.5mm terminal diameter)…
Created on: Monday 16th February 2015
Last updated: Saturday 12th March 2022
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