Record ID: NMGW-605466
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Description & identification The reported object is a small silver annular brooch with integral pin (frame misshapen. The frame is decorated with continuous transverse incised bands or ridges on the front surface, some of which are inlaid with a darker material, possibly niello. On the reverse frame are four groups of evenly spaced bands. The dagger-like pin is attached by a wraparound head, decorated with three irregularly spaced parallel grooves. A stirrup at the junction of the pin shaft and head has two corresponding arms, each tapering to a point at the tip. The stirrup is cur…
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Penllyn Community', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-CF4403
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description and identification Two halves of a decorated silver annular brooch frame. It is misshapen, with each part forming an elongated ‘U’ shape, which was once likely circular. The level of distortion obscures the form of the decoration on each ‘face’. There are regular, equally spaced notches infilled with niello across one ‘face’, with intermittent groups of four or five incised or stamped dots.  The other ‘face’ is largely plain with occasional groups of notches visible in one area. The two halves join at one break but do n…
Created on: Thursday 9th November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wiston Community', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-379142
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Description & identification The plain pin has a broad wrap around head and transverse raised ridge at the junction with the shaft. Length 28mm; head width 5mm (incomplete); weight 0.99g. The object has not undergone any cleaning or conservation. To judge from its colour and weight and visual comparison with brooches and other silver dress accessories in the collections of the Department of History & Archaeology, the alloy is well in excess of 10% silver. Conclusions The pin form and width indicate that it is from a medieval annular brooch of thirteenth or early fourteenth…
Created on: Thursday 2nd November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Llantwit Major Community', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-DB52F3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead-tin alloy brooch probably of 13th to 15th century date The cast brooch is of annular type and is near-complete, missing the pin but is now slightly distorted (with a diameter of 41.6mm – 42.6mm and a weight of 16.2g). The frame is of rectangular section (2.1mm – 2.6mm thick and 10.1mm – 11.3mm wide, producing an internal diameter of 19.8mm). One face of the brooch is decorated with somewhat irregular incised decoration comprising a double-segmented grooves resembling twisted cord decoration. The double-grooves define a central rib and are arranged in conjoined…
Created on: Tuesday 12th January 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 8th June 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMGW-C55262
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy annular brooch of 13th or 14th century date The cast brooch has an annular frame (with a dimeter of 18.9mm – 19.7mm and a weight of 1.6g) and is missing the pin. The frame is flat rectangular sectioned (1.9mm thick and 3.3mm wide). There is a constriction to secure the missing pin (2.5mm wide and 0.7mm diameter) with no notch on the opposite side. The frame is decorated on one face with punched rings, some of which are irregularly placed. The reverse face is not decorated. The surface is corroded with a dark-brown patina. Annular brooches of similar f…
Created on: Monday 11th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 16th May 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMGW-1156F1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description The reported object is a small silver annular brooch (weight 1.49g.). The silver frame, which is of circular cross-section, is plain. The external frame diameter is 11.5mm; internal frame diameter 7.5mm. Both sides of the pin, which is of diamond cross-section, are engraved with a zig-zag line on each facet, with a transverse ridge at the junction of head and shaft. The head is simply wrapped around a cast restriction in the hoop, and its front is engraved with zig-zag decoration similar to the shaft. Overall pin length 12.55mm; hoop thickness 2-2.1mm Summary and…
Created on: Monday 9th August 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 11th May 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-08A5A7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Conwy
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The reported object is the pin from a small silver annular brooch of stirrup type. The four facets of the pin shaft, which is of diamond cross-section, are incised with zig-zag lines. The wrap-around head of the pin, which would have secured it to the annular frame of the brooch, is missing, but the stirrups that prevented cloth from snagging are partially preserved (surviving width 15.6mm).
Created on: Friday 15th January 2010
Last updated: Thursday 9th December 2021
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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-191612
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval lead/tin alloy, probably pewter annular brooch of 13th to 14th century date The cast brooch is near-complete, missing the pin but the frame is distorted and is now oval (31.0mm x 25.9mm, 2.6mm thick and weighing 2.0g). The frame is circular sectioned (1.7mm diameter) and is without a pin constriction or notch. The brooch is decorated with three triangular, or shield-shaped devices (7.3mm - 7.5mm long, 5.5mm wide and1.5mm thick) equidistantly placed and positioned on the top of the hoop. Each of the shield-devices is decorated with four horizontal ribs but is unlikely to be …
Created on: Wednesday 17th June 2015
Last updated: Thursday 22nd October 2020
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Record ID: NMGW-851BA0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Published
The reported object is a small silver annular brooch. The silver frame is of flattened rectangular cross-section. One face is decorated with an incised zig-zag pattern; the other face has a crudely incised, garbled inscription copying Lombardic letter forms. (I, A, N and D can be identified). The pin shaft is missing. External frame diameter 20.03mm; internal diameter 13.1mm; frame thickness 0.7mm. The brooch weight is 1.18g. In terms of size and design, the brooch is of thirteenth- to mid-fourteenth-century form. The garbled inscription may be an attempt to copy a talismanic…
Created on: Monday 5th August 2019
Last updated: Monday 30th September 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMGW-84EE5D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wrexham
Workflow stage: Published
form. The silver frame is of flattened rectangular cross-section. The back face is plain; the front face bears the inscription in raised Lombardic letters within countersunk panels: AVE MARIA . The plain pin with oval cross-section has a small transverse bar at the junction of the shaft with the wrap-around head. Maximum external frame width 20.02mm; maximum external frame thickness 1.1mm. Pin length 10.3mm (tip of point missing). The brooch weight is 2.11g. n terms of size and design, the brooch is of fourteenth-century form. The inscription is a common a talismanic form…
Created on: Monday 5th August 2019
Last updated: Monday 30th September 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-834A18
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description Annular silver stirrup brooch. The external face of the frame, which is now misshapen, is decorated on one face with engraved transverse grooves inlaid with niello. The other face is decorated with groups of triple transverse engraved lines, infilled with niello. There is no restriction in the frame for the pin, which has a wide stirrup at the junction of shaft and wrap around head. The head is decorated with pinched grooves. The stirrup is decorated with transverse grooves, and fine engraved zig-zag line at junction of head and pin shaft. The facets of the shaft, which…
Created on: Monday 5th August 2019
Last updated: Monday 30th September 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-4BC96E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Small annular decorative silver brooch. The frame is decorated with beading in the form of enlarged filigree. There is no restriction in the frame for the pin which has a flat plain shaft and wrap around head. External diameter 215.4 x 15mm; inner diameter 13 x 12.4mm; maximum frame thickness 1.4mm; weight 0.96g. Surviving pin length 11mm; thickness 1.4mm (some of shaft and head missing). The surviving pin is in three fragments (recent breaks, associated with discovery). In terms of size and design, the brooch is of thirteenth- to mid-fourteenth-century form.
Created on: Tuesday 9th July 2019
Last updated: Monday 30th September 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-32E51F
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Published
The reported object is an annular brooch. The silver frame is of circular cross-section, and slightly distorted. One face is decorated with four groups of diagonally-set incised lines inlaid; the other face has transverse lines around 50% of the frame, and pairs of parallel lines set herringbone pattern fashion for the other half. There are traces of black niello within the incised lines. The two sides of the wrap-around head overlap at the top, and the head swivels freely on the frame. The pin shaft is of diamond cross-section, each facet being decorated with wriggle-work zig-zag lin…
Created on: Monday 8th July 2019
Last updated: Monday 30th September 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMGW-C85725
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy annular brooch frame of 13th to 14th century date The brooch is incomplete, missing the pin but the annular frame is complete (with an external diameter of 24.6mm, an internal diameter of 17.0mm and a weight of 5.0g). The frame is sub-circular to oval sectioned (3.5mm wide and 3.3mm - 3.8mm thick) and is enhanced with ribbed decoration. The decoration appears to be confined to two areas either side of a restriction for the missing pin and is present on both faces (for a length of c. 15mm). The remainder of the frame does not appear to have been decorated. The …
Created on: Monday 1st December 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 15th May 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-E888D6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval plain annular framed copper alloy brooch, probably of 13th to 15th century date. The presence of a constriction for a pin defines the frame as a brooch rather than a buckle (Egan 1991, 248). The pin has been lost, but the frame is in good condition. The frame is of near-circular section with a slight bevel on the inside edge defining a tear-shaped section. The pin restriction on the frame is narrow (1.5mm) and is 1mm in diameter.
Created on: Wednesday 21st January 2004
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd January 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-DADB4F
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Published
Late medieval lead alloy or pewter brooch, probably of 13th to 15th century date The cast brooch is near-complete, missing the pin and part of the outside of the frame (with a length of 33.8mm, a width of 30.0mm and a weight of 4.1g). The openwork brooch frame has a sub-circular central opening (16.4mm wide and 14.8mm long) around an zoomorphic openwork frame of D-shaped section (2.4mm thick). The frame depicts an unusual scene that is difficult to interpret. Both sides comprise a standing beast, probably lions or dogs with the tails looped upwards and returning at the shoulders. The…
Created on: Friday 11th August 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 5th December 2018
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Record ID: NMGW-4A1C32
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Published
The 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 at least three groups transverse lines on both sides, all inlaid with niello. The pin shaft is incised with a 'wriggle work' zig-zag line on each facet. The wrap-around head of the pin securing it to the annular frame of the brooch is plain. There is a small 'bar' at the junction of pin shaft and head (width 5mm), to prevent snagging. The annular frame is distorted. External frame diameters 18.6 x 12.6mm; frame thickness 1.1m…
Created on: Friday 7th August 2015
Last updated: Thursday 21st June 2018
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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.

Record ID: NMGW-673987
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Published
In terms of size and design, the brooch is of thirteenth- or fourteenth-century date. A number of brooches of this general type with frames decorated with niello are known to have been found in Wales. These include a brooch with similar decoration from Kidwelly Castle found during restoration work (Redknap 1994, no. 16); two silver brooches from Laugharne Burrows, Carmarthenshire, with transverse grooves inlaid with niello (ibid, Fig. 2, nos 9, 10); and one brooch frame from Glyn Tarell, Powys (TAR 2004, no. 495). The reported object is the unevenly cast silver frame from an ann…
Created on: Thursday 6th October 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 12th December 2017
Spatial data recorded.