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
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMGW-C8B7F2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
Gold annular brooch. It comprises a circular frame, now distorted (with a distorted length of 16.0mm, a distorted width of 13.8mm and a weight of 0.8g), and a pin. The frame is of triangular section (0.6mm thick and 1.7mm wide) with a flat undecorated reverse, an inner face and an outer face. The two upper faces are interrupted by two floral devices on opposite sides of the frame, at 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock. The floral devices comprise a central punched ring between four petals, enhanced with grooves. At 9 o'clock there is a constriction for the pin. The interior side of the frame…
Created on: Tuesday 25th February 2014
Last updated: Friday 8th June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shrewsbury Area', grid reference and parish protected.