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Record ID: NMGW-3D0C52
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Denbighshire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Iron Age to Early Roman period copper alloy bow brooch of Colchester one-piece type and dating to the 1st century AD
The brooch is near-complete, missing only the pin and is comparatively small with a length of 36.88mm and has a weight of 3.2g. The spring mechanism (1.5mm diameter) coiled for three turns either side of the centre with a width of 14.60mm and the chord was anchored by the forward facing and tapering hook at the head. The spring has broken after the first coil on the return. The wings have a width of 13.17mm and are decorated on the fronts with vertical incised line…
Created on: Monday 4th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 14th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-68B9B0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Iron Age to Roman (AD 25-100) copper-alloy Nauheim-derivative brooch. The brooch is incomplete, missing the spring and has a surviving length of 51.52mm and a weight of 4.7g. The spring has broken before the first coil, but it is likely that the spring would have coiled twice either side of the head and would have had an internal chord. The bow has a maximum width at the head of 4.40mm with straight sides, which converge towards the pointed foot. The bow is of D-shaped section with a maximum thickness of 3.46 near the head. The upper bow is decorated with a series of oblique incis…
Created on: Wednesday 6th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 14th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-F98138
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Iron Age to early Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Colchester one-piece type, dating to the 1st century AD
The brooch is near-complete, missing the catch-plate, but has very poor surface preservation. The brooch has a length of 46.44mm and has a weight of 6.1g. The spring survives, but has broken on the outer coil. The spring has a width of 14.66mm and coils three times each side of the centre. The spring diameter is considerably wider on the pin side, than the other (7.6mm diameter compared to 5.1mm diameter). The chord is anchored at the head by a tapering forward-facing hook. …
Created on: Monday 25th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 14th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-FBA826
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Iron Age to early Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Colchester one-piece type, dating to the 1st century AD
The brooch is near-complete, missing the catch-plate and the end of the pin. The brooch has a distorted length of 48.00mm and has a weight of 7.9g. The spring survives, but has broken on the outer coil. The spring has a width of 15.38mm and coils three times each side of the centre. The spring diameter is slightly wider on the pin side, than the other (6.7mm diameter compared to 6.2mm diameter). The chord was anchored at the head by a tapering forward-facing hook, which is n…
Created on: Monday 25th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 14th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-0EDE27
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 4. a-b, flat wing ends type)Dolphin or Polden Hill type and dating to the late 1st - early 2nd century AD The brooch is incomplete and is represented by the head and upper bow, with a surviving length of 32.18mm and a weight of 7.4g. The brooch employed a spring mechanism, now missing and secured by Polden Hill type arrangement. The wings are damaged and have a surviving width of 22.14mm. Above the head is the remnant of a broken claw to tension the chord. The bow had a curved moulding at the head, now…
Created on: Tuesday 26th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 13th July 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-22A933
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy plate disc brooch of 2nd century AD date
The brooch is near complete, missing only the pin and peripheral lugs. The brooch is flat and had eight peripheral lugs, with a surviving maximum width of 22.50mm and weighs 3.4g. The brooch would have employed an open spring mechanism, secured by pierced lugs on the reverse. The eroded catch plate gives the brooch a surviving depth of 4.96mm. All peripheral lugs are damaged, but are likely to have been dished near the ends. The circular disc has a diameter of 18.5mm and is decorated with circular and concentric enamelled cel…
Created on: Wednesday 27th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 6th March 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-5D9085
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Anglesey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy gilt plate brooch of glass centre-boss type and dating to the 2nd or 3rd century AD
The brooch is near-complete, missing the pin and central setting. The circular brooch has a diameter of 33.7mm and weighs 17.3g. The pin and spring were likely to have been iron and were secured around a singly pierced lug on the rear of the brooch. There is a weak rib between the lug and the narrow catch (8.1mm wide). The front of the brooch is decorated with concentric circles defined by moulded ribs. The outer ring is decorated with a repeating punched S-shaped motif. The inner ri…
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2007
Last updated: Sunday 20th October 2013
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Record ID: NMGW-70BD13
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Iron Age to early Roman copper-alloy bow brooch of Langton Down Type and dating to the 1st century AD The brooch is incomplete and is represented by the head and upper bow only with a surviving length of 23.4mm and a weight of 8.3g. The brooch employed a spring mechanism secured within an open cylinder. The spring appears to be made of iron. The brooch has a width at the head of 19.8mm. The head is decorated with a rectangular panel defined by triple grooved lines at the top and on each side of the head. Inside the panel are fine incised lines radiating from an arc formed by the …
Created on: Wednesday 25th July 2007
Last updated: Monday 13th July 2015
No spatial data available.
Record ID: NMGW-D79451
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy disc brooch of wheel type and dating to the late 1st to 2nd century AD The brooch is complete and has a weight of 7.8g. The brooch has a hinge mechanism with twin lugs and an iron axis bar, evidenced by iron corrosion over the lugs. The circular brooch frame has a diameter of 34.3mm. The rim of the brooch projects above the surface and has no peripheral lugs. The outside ring or felloe is comparatively wide at 6.8mm with two concave panels, forming a central ridge. The inner edge of the felloe has a smaller raised rim. The brooch has four arms of sub- rectangular se…
Created on: Wednesday 28th November 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 31st May 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-65B2A4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy disc brooch of wheel type and dating to the late 1st- early 2nd century AD The brooch is near-complete, missing an area of the rim and the pin, and has a weight of 7.7g. The brooch has a hinge mechanism with twin lugs, now badly corroded and a copper alloy axis bar. The circular brooch frame has a diameter of 34.4mm. The rim of the brooch projects above the surface (with a thickness of 2.1mm) and has no peripheral lugs. The outside ring or felloe is comparatively wide at 7.0mm with a faceted internal panel, forming a low central ridge. The inner edge of the felloe a…
Created on: Wednesday 5th December 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 27th March 2019
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