Record ID: NMGW-053AC5
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Medieval to early Post-Medieval copper alloy chafing dish handle of 15th to 17th century date. The handle is fragmentary, with only the outer end present, which is of bifurcating form and is broken at both ends (with a surviving length of 23.2mm and weighing 11.2g). The looped handle (56.5mm wide at the bifurcated end) is of sub-hexagonal section (between 3.2mm and 4.5mm thick and between 4.8mm and 6.2mm wide). The surface is corroded with remnants of a dark-green patina and with file marks evident on one face. The handle is likely to been attached to a lug riveted through the di…
Created on: Tuesday 26th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 2nd October 2023
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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-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-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-097C90
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy vessel escutcheon and handle, probably of Roman period date. The handle comprises a looped escutcheon attached to the lower part of a handle. The rear or inside of the escutcheon has a rectangular plate (44.54 x 46.6mm) with a trapezoidal knop at the base (14.2mm long and 13.92mm wide). There are three perforations (of 3mm diameter) at the base of the escutcheon, two at the corners and one irregularly placed within the knop. The interior of the escutcheon has a shield-shaped or sub-triangular silvered mark (29.3mm high and 30.5mm wide), presumably as a result of a lost dec…
Created on: Tuesday 8th November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-A60BD5
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Curved cast bronze fragment, possibly a strap handle from a later prehistoric cauldron or metal vessel. The strap fragment has a little of the attachment plate surviving before two wide and rounded ribs. The strap is curved and would have secured the circular ring handle. Similar fittings can be found on the Llyn Fawr cauldrons and other sheet metal vessels from the Later Prehistoric period.
Created on: Wednesday 11th February 2004
Last updated: Monday 25th March 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-955CA3
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Handle lug from a chafing dish of early Post-Medieval date. The lug has the integral rivet for attachment to the body of the dish and a perforation to hold the handle. The lug has flat faces with rounded sides and is rather irregular, with an uneven perforation. File marks are evident on both faces.
Created on: Monday 7th July 2003
Last updated: Monday 25th March 2024
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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.