Record ID: NMGW-F497C2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman iron bow brooch, of Dolphin or Polden Hill type and dating to the 1st century AD. The brooch has corroded and none of the surface detail is now discernible. One of the wings survive, but it is unclear whether the wings terminated with plates (Polden Hill) or remained open (Dolphin). At the top of the head there is a forward facing claw to tension the missing spring. The head projects slightly before the characteristic dolphin shape of the bow. The bow is of circular section and the foot of the bow has the remnants of the corroded catch-plate.
Created on: Wednesday 10th September 2003
Last updated: Monday 11th February 2019
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Record ID: NMGW3194
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Iron nail, complete. Rectangular-sectioned stem tapering to a point and off-centre sub-rectangular shaped head. Length 56mm, weight 9.7 grams. Hand-made. Roman - 19th century.
Created on: Tuesday 5th June 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW391
Object type: AXE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of axe blade with a straight front face while the rear face, although straight at first, sweeps back to from a wide cutting edge. The axe blade has a triangular longitudinal section. Part of the cutting edge, most of the socket and the poll are missing and the remaining portion of the axe is heavily corroded. It is not possible to identify with the naked eye the weld line where one side of the socket is joined to the blade. An example of Manning's Type 2 (1985, 15-16, fig.3); however, it is not certain that this axe is Roman in date. The form of many iron tool types are parti…
Created on: Wednesday 25th April 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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