Record ID: NMGW-7EE142
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early-medieval copper-alloy brooch of ansate type, dating from the 8th or 9th century The brooch is incomplete, missing the head (with a surviving length of 29.7 mm and a weight of 3.4 g). The arched bow gives the brooch a depth of 13 mm. The bow is of D-shaped section (2.8 mm thick) with straight parallel sides (7.5 mm wide). The bow is decorated with horizontal ribs, positioned at the apex of the arched bow and at the top of the leg. There is a further slight rib at the foot and there was likely to have been another rib between the head and the arched bow and a corresponding weak…
Created on: Wednesday 12th March 2008
Last updated: Friday 6th July 2018
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Record ID: NMGW-532924
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper-alloy brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill type (Mackreth Group 5, flat wing ends type, Western Group), c.f. Mackreth 2011, 5.b4, Plate 50, no. 1575. dating from the late 1st to late 2nd century AD. The brooch is incomplete, missing the leg (with a surviving length of 27.2mm and a weight of 15.2g). The spring is secured with a Polden Hill type arrangement with pierced lugs at the terminals of the wings and has 5-6 turns either side of the pin. A lug was employed to tension the chord on the head. The wings have a width of 29.6mm and have expended oval terminals (8…
Created on: Wednesday 27th February 2008
Last updated: Thursday 4th May 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-FBA826
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Iron Age to early Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Colchester one-piece type, dating to the 1st century AD The brooch is near-complete, missing the catch-plate and the end of the pin. The brooch has a distorted length of 48.00mm and has a weight of 7.9g. The spring survives, but has broken on the outer coil. The spring has a width of 15.38mm and coils three times each side of the centre. The spring diameter is slightly wider on the pin side, than the other (6.7mm diameter compared to 6.2mm diameter). The chord was anchored at the head by a tapering forward-facing hook, which is n…
Created on: Monday 25th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 14th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-F98138
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Iron Age to early Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Colchester one-piece type, dating to the 1st century AD The brooch is near-complete, missing the catch-plate, but has very poor surface preservation. The brooch has a length of 46.44mm and has a weight of 6.1g. The spring survives, but has broken on the outer coil. The spring has a width of 14.66mm and coils three times each side of the centre. The spring diameter is considerably wider on the pin side, than the other (7.6mm diameter compared to 5.1mm diameter). The chord is anchored at the head by a tapering forward-facing hook. …
Created on: Monday 25th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 14th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-A3AE52
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Polden Hill type (Mackreth Group 5, flat wing ends type, Western Group), and of late1st the early 2nd century AD date The brooch is incomplete and is represented by the head and upper bow, with a surviving length of 26.34mm and a weight of 9.6g. The brooch employed a spring mechanism, secured by a Polden Hill type arrangement with a lug at the head to tension the chord. The wings have a width of 26.30mm, with oval terminals (8.6 x 6.3mm). The fronts of the wings are decorated with deep cast vertical ribs, comprising a rib at the terminal and a pair of …
Created on: Wednesday 27th September 2006
Last updated: Friday 26th May 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-419561
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Polden Hill type ((Mackreth Part 3, Group 4, flat wing ends) dating to the late1st - early 2nd century AD The brooch is incomplete, missing the leg, and has a surviving length of 32.09mm and weighs 9.8g. The brooch employed a spring mechanism secured with a Polden Hill lug type arrangement around a copper alloy axis bar. The wings have a width of 23.47mm. The terminals of the wings are angled to the rear. The fronts of the wings have a single vertical incised line at each end. The perforated lug to tension the chord widens and is incorporated into the…
Created on: Tuesday 29th August 2006
Last updated: Friday 26th May 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-405301
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Iron Age iron bow brooch, possibly of La Tène III type and dated to the 1st century BC to the 1st century AD The brooch is incomplete and is missing the leg and pin, with a surviving length of 37.28mm and a weight of 5.2g. The brooch was of a one-piece construction and made of iron rod of circular section. The spring has four coils with an internal chord (4.3mm diameter), passing beneath the head. The head has a width of 14.61mm. The bow curves gently from the head and is straight along the mid bow. The bow has a maximum surviving diameter of 5.40mm.
Created on: Tuesday 29th August 2006
Last updated: Thursday 14th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-FBEE95
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Polden Hill, (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 3, flat wing cap) type and dating to the late 1st to 2nd century AD The brooch is incomplete and is represented by the head only, with a surviving length of 15.94mm and weighing 3.7g. The spring mechanism was help with a Polden Hill lug type arrangement. Iron corrosion around the interior of the wings suggest the brooch had an iron axis bar.The wings are comparatively short with a width of 17.92mm and are angled to the rear. The tips of the wings are enhanced with a single vertical groove. The lug at the head…
Created on: Wednesday 14th June 2006
Last updated: Friday 26th May 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-FB9C35
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch fragment, of Wroxeter variant type dating to the 2nd century AD The brooch is represented by the upper bow and the head only and has a surviving length of 21.70mm. The spring is present and is secured around a Polden Hill lug type arrangement. The wings have a width of 21.20mm, with expanded double-ribbed terminals, which are angled to the rear. The chord is secured at the head with a prominent lug. The bow has straight sides, parallel at the head (7.93mm wide) and converging slightly in the upper bow. The front of the bow is decorated with two vertical re…
Created on: Wednesday 14th June 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 4th July 2023
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