Record ID: NMGW-A40EAB
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead object, likely a weight or a uniface token, of post Medieval date (c.1500-1850). The object is circular in plan (diameter 32mm) with max thickness of 6.4mm. The obverse of the object has moulded letters I S (or S I) with a circular moulding between. Traces of a further moulded circumferential design preserve above and below the central legend, and may have been a further legend, but cannot be discerned due to surface corrosion. The obverse is a mottled medium patina, the reverse is mostly light grey/buff. The object weighs 40.03g.
Created on: Monday 14th February 2022
Last updated: Monday 21st February 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-966643
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval copper alloy trade weight of Charles I or II (1625-1649 or 1660-1685). The weight is discoidal, its upper side is concave, has a raised rim, and a central circular indentation which is 12.8mm in diameter. Around this circle there are four mostly well-defined stamp marks and a very faint one: 1) a crowned CR monogram (the R is barely discernible), which marks this weight as having been made during Charles’ reign, 2) a sword hilt, 3) the letter A, for the avoirdupois system, 4) an unclear stamp, shaped like a D, possibly the tip of the sword whose hilt can be seen o…
Created on: Wednesday 27th April 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 25th October 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-60136D
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post Medieval copper alloy trade weight dating to AD 1689-1702. The weight is flat and discoidal with a raised rim around the upper surface which is stamped with the marks of a crowned WM (for William and Mary), an Ewer (for the London Founder's Company) and a sword (the sword of St. Paul for the City of London Guildhall). These marks date this weight to AD 1689-1702. Scratches visible on the rear of the weight do not appear to be decoration – presumably adjustment/filing marks. The object is smooth with a mid-green patina and measures 24.8mm in diameter, is 4.1mm…
Created on: Wednesday 24th August 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 24th August 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-D44605
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete trade weight, of probable Medieval to Post Medieval date. The object is circular in plan, measuring 31.22mm in diameter. It has one decorated face, with an indistinct design, the reverse face has a circular depression which creates a raised rim. The sides are of variable height ranging from 6.27 mm to 7.61mm. The object has an overall light to mid-grey colour with some areas of cream patina. 
Created on: Tuesday 28th February 2023
Last updated: Thursday 2nd March 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-532F79
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near-complete cast lead weight of probable Medieval date (c.AD 1350-1500). The weight is triangular in plan and rectangular in section (68.9mm long x 53.8mm wide at the base x 18.2mm thick) with a rectangular perforation/slot that is bigger on one side, probably the reverse (7.6mm long x 3.4mm tall) and is a narrow slit on the other, probably the face. The face is decorated with a moulded border stepped down from the flat surface of the face and defined by a deep groove along the inside edge. The weight was likely decorated with a motif on the front, but post-depositional damage and …
Created on: Monday 15th January 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2024
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Record ID: NMGW-31D712
Object type: WEFT BEATER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Polished bone point, probably of medieval or post-medieval date. The implement is sub-rectangular in profile, with curved sides and flat faces. The tool tapers gently along its length, with a more pronounced taper and rounded profile near the tip. The end of the implement has been shaped to a diagonal. The point of the pin is missing, with a recent break. One of the faces displays a more porous bone structure, representing the inner face of the bone. The closest parallels to the implement are medieval bone pin-beaters used in textile manufacture similar to that found at Bedern, York (…
Created on: Friday 20th June 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-81C2E4
Object type: WEDGE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead axe-shaped wedge, possibly a miniature votive axe of uncertain date, possibly Bronze Age to Roman The axe-shaped object has been hammer-shaped and is complete (with a length of 28.7mm and weight of 8.1g). The butt is thickened and of rectangular section (8.4mm wide and 5.2mm thick). The sides are straight and divergent before flaring to the expanded blade edge (with a blade width of 16.6mm and a thickness of 0.8mm). The faces are somewhat irregular but generally flat and gradually convergent from the butt to the blade. There is no applied decoration to the object. The w…
Created on: Monday 1st February 2021
Last updated: Monday 1st February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-09EBFB
Object type: WATCH
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval copper alloy toy watch face of later 18th or 19th century date The toy watch is fragmentary, represented by the circular face only (with a diameter of 40.5mm, a thickness of 0.5mm and a weight of 7.6g). There is a stub from the integral loop at the apex. The edge has a pressed border (1.4mm deep) decorated with stamped scrolls. The face has pellets around the edge to represent minutes or seconds. The numbers are Roman Numerals within circular borders. The stamped hands are depicted as two interweaving strands and read just gone twenty-five past ten, or 10:27. The centra…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd February 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd February 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-BFF82B
Object type: WATCH
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy fragment representing the back case of a pocket watch of probable late 17th-early 19th century date. The watch fragment is sub circular in plan, with a domed external surface made of a single piece of copper alloy c. 1.8mm thick. The centre of the case is destroyed, leaving a jagged edged uneven hole in the centre of the plate. At the top of the case the remains of the pendant are still fixed through the case, with an incomplete length of 7.1mm, and diameter of 4.6mm. The knobbed head of the pendant retains the projecting stubs of the pendant loop. A small button can be…
Created on: Tuesday 4th April 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 4th April 2023
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Record ID: NMGW3115
Object type: WASTE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Published
Lead, or lead alloy, waste 'header' from casting shot. There are eight separate runners spaced at 10mm intervals. Post-medieval. Length 63mm, weight 14.8 grams. Musket shot were usually centrally produced and supplied to troops; however, shortages often led to the production of local shot and a bullet mould was often supplied with a gun as a standard piece of equipment (Courtney 1988,3). Shot was manufactured in two-part moulds, usually hinged and made of iron (Courtney 1993, 159). The shot would have been separated from the runner by pincers when the casting had cooled. Excavations at…
Created on: Tuesday 1st May 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-C1B167
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy vessel or furniture leg The leg is complete and has a length of 64.3mm and a weight of 15.7g. The top of the leg has an L-shaped bracket (with a length of 11.2mm and a width of 5.3mm) to support a vessel above. Remnants of a white adhesive or solder are discernible on the surfaces of the bracket. The leg is of sub-lozenge section and has an undulating curve to the foot. The front of the leg is enhanced with moulded projections near the top and incised grooves around the mid-section. At the rear of the mid-section is an incomplete loop (7.8mm diameter), the interior …
Created on: Thursday 15th November 2007
Last updated: Monday 27th June 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-C46CB4
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy vessel handle The handle is incomplete and is broken at one end, with a surviving length of 76.2mm and has a weight of 77.0g. The handle is deeply curved and is of lozenge section, with a thickness at the break of 9.1mm and a width of 7.4mm. At the top of the handle are zoomorphic figures, comprising a bird and horse. The seated bird, probably a duck, has a length of 37.0mm, a maximum width of 13.4mm and a height of 21.9mm. The feathers of the bird are depicted with transverse lines, forming chevrons at the rear. The horse is depicted on its back and is only represe…
Created on: Thursday 15th November 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 13th October 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-C4CF26
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy inscribed plate, probably of Roman period date The plate is fragmentary and has a surviving length of 27.5mm surviving height of 20.9mm and a weight of 6.9g. The plate has a thickness of 2.5-2.8mm. The base of the fragment has an original edge, while the other edges are broken. The plate is curved across both its length and height. On the front of the plate is deeply incised lettering and decoration. The letter R is discernible after a ring-and –dot motif. Both appear to be within a double curved border outside of which is a hatched design. The plate has broken along th…
Created on: Thursday 15th November 2007
Last updated: Friday 17th January 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-2EECF6
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy vessel lid The lid is complete and includes the hinge from the copper alloy vessel (with an overall length of 59.3mm, a width of 46.5mm and a weight of 36.7g). The surviving fragment from the body of the vessel is solid and is broken at both ends (with a surviving height of 20.5mm and a surviving width of 19mm). The lug flares at the base towards the vessel and is likely to have converged to a rounded spike above the hinge. The hinge comprises two perforated lugs on the vessel (with a depth of 9.3mm and a width of 10.3mm), flanking a single central lug on the lid. A…
Created on: Friday 29th January 2010
Last updated: Thursday 6th March 2014
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Record ID: NMGW138
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of crude vessel foot made from cast leaded copper alloy, plano-convex section. Maximum width 41mm, surviving height 31mm.
Created on: Friday 10th September 1999
Last updated: Wednesday 17th June 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Chippenham, Wiltshire', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMGW148
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
Two Roman pottery sherds. One is a mortarium rim sherd and the other is a local grey ware base sherd. Both sherds are abraded.
Created on: Tuesday 14th September 1999
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW149
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
Five abraded greyware body sherds; four other miscellaneous sherds. Probably, but not certainly, Romano-British in date.
Created on: Tuesday 14th September 1999
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW166
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Published
Slightly domed lead, or lead alloy, discoidal casting with boss-like feature on underneath. Possibly a crudely cast pot mend. Diameter 22-24mm, thickness 7mm, weight 18.4 grams.
Created on: Thursday 14th October 1999
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW3100
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Published
Crudely cast, slightly waisted, copper alloy vessel leg. Length 41mm, width 28-33mm, thickness 18mm, weight 77.4 grams. Identifying the vessel type that this leg is from is not possible. Presumably it was either a cauldron, skillet, jug or ewer. Close dating is equally difficult as the form of the legs like this did not change from the medieval period until the seventeenth century (Read 1995, 95).
Created on: Monday 30th April 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW3101
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Published
Several cast copper alloy vessel fragments including the basal end of two vessel legs form different vessels but both plano-convex in section and with decorative outer longitudinal ribs; cast copper alloy rim fragments from four different wide and steep sided vessels (probably cauldrons); and a cast copper alloy rim fragment from a wide and steep sided vessel which includes an integrally cast suspension loop, the upper part of which contains a pronounced wear facet.
Created on: Monday 30th April 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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