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Record ID: NMGW-99A8D4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 4.i1, lanceolate motif, flat wing ends type, West Midlands) and 2nd-mid-3rd century AD date. The brooch is near-complete, missing the pin (with a distorted length of 63.3mm and a weight of 17.8g). The spring mechanism is secured within a Polden Hill claw type arrangement. The wings have expanded terminals (with a width of 22.1mm) and are otherwise plain. The sides of the head have a low curved moulding (giving the head a width of 11.9mm). The bow is of D-shaped section with straight sides…
Created on: Tuesday 13th May 2008
Last updated: Saturday 9th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-2ADCB4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of T-shaped or Headstud type and 1st or 2nd century date
The brooch is incomplete and is represented by the head only (with a surviving length of 17.1mm and a weight of 10.7g). The hinge of the pin survives and is secured within tubular wings (with an eroded width of 26.4mm). The wings are of D-shaped section with the flat front carrying cast ribbed decoration. The remnants of a chain-loop are present on the head. The bow is of sub-rectangular section near the head (12.3mm x 3.5mm) with a central vertical rib (7.2mm long, 4.1mm wide 1.7mm high). The sides…
Created on: Thursday 8th May 2008
Last updated: Monday 20th October 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-490957
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy penannular brooch of Fowler’s (1960) Type B (or ‘omega’ / Iberian type) and of sub-type B3, probably of c. mid 1st to early 2nd century AD date
The brooch is fragmentary, but is complete except for the missing pin (with a width of 45mm, a height of 44mm and a weight of 14.2g). The hoop is of quadrangular section (having a width of 6.0mm and a thickness of 4.0mm) with rounded faces, faceted on the interior edge. The terminals are composed of a crescent moulding opposing the hoop with a ‘tear-shaped’ device between the crescent and hoop. The brooch is erode…
Created on: Tuesday 15th April 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-A9D678
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of T-shaped, applied hook type (Hull's Group 7) and probably of mid to late 1st century date The brooch is incomplete, missing the spring, wing terminals, foot and catch-plate (with a length of 59.3mm and a weight of 19.6g). The missing spring was likely to have been coiled around an axis bar and secured by lugs at the wing terminals (Polden Hill type arrangement) and with the chord secured by the copper alloy sheet at the head. The damaged wings (with a surviving width of 29.5mm) are decorated with vertical ribbing. The rear of the head has a V-shaped cu…
Created on: Friday 14th March 2008
Last updated: Monday 26th September 2016
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Record ID: NMGW-8F6AC4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Wroxeter sub-type, of 2nd century AD date
The brooch is fragmentary, represented by the head and upper bow only (with a surviving length of 19.1mm and a weight of 3.2g). The head is D-shaped (with a width of 13.7mm and a height of 16.5mm) at its base, with a thinner sub-triangular head-plate above. The head-plate is not perforated and has no surviving evidence of a chain loop. A knurled rib separates the head from the head-plate. The missing spring was secured at the rear of the head between lateral lugs, probably with the chord beneath. The upper bow …
Created on: Thursday 13th March 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 4th July 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-8E76D1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Trumpet type and Wroxeter sub-type, of 2nd century AD date
The brooch is incomplete, missing the pin, chain-loop and foot (with a surviving length of 40.7mm and a weight of 8.2g). The head is D-shaped (with a width of 11.4mm and a height of 10.2mm) with the stubs of the broken chain loop above a knurled rib. The spring is secured at the rear of the head between lateral lugs, with the chord beneath. The upper bow is of sub-rectangular section with straight parallel sides (with a width of 6.1mm and a thickness of 3.9mm). The front of the upper bow was dec…
Created on: Thursday 13th March 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 4th July 2023
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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-54B5A6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 4.f, flat wing ends type), of mid 2nd-mid 3rd century AD. The brooch is incomplete and is represented by the head and upper bow only (with a surviving length of 19.4mm and a weight of 4.3g). The missing spring was secured with a Polden Hill type arrangement with terminal pierced lugs to hold the axis bar and a hook employed to tension the chord. The wings have a width of 17.1mm and have expanded terminals defined by ribs. The sides of the bow at the head have a slight curved moulding (gi…
Created on: Wednesday 27th February 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 29th August 2017
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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-528B93
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch probably of Headstud type and probably of 2nd century AD date
The brooch is incomplete, missing the spring and one of the wings (with a length of 39.8mm and a weight of 5.4g). The missing spring was secured by a Polden Hill type arrangement. The wings have a surviving width of 14.9mm, and would originally have had a width of c. 21mm. Little detail survives on the brooch, a stub on the head may be a remnant from a hook or lug to tension the chord. The upper bow is of sub-triangular section (with a width of 7.5mm and a thickness of 3.7mm) and has straight si…
Created on: Wednesday 27th February 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 28th June 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-C38561
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Part 3, Group 4.l, flat wing ends type), dating to the 80-160 AD The brooch is near complete, missing the pin and catch only, and has a length of 53.7mm and a weight of 10.3g. The spring mechanism is still in place and was secured by a Polden Hill type arrangement, with pierced lugs at the terminals of the wings. A claw was employed to tension the chord on the head. The wings have a width of 20.5mm and have expanded circular terminals (8mm diameter), which are angled towards the rear. The sides of the bow have c…
Created on: Wednesday 20th February 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 5th July 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-561E14
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type, West Midlands), dating AD 80-120. The brooch is incomplete and is represented by the head and upper bow only, with a surviving length of 29.3mm and a weight of 8.4g. The spring mechanism was secured by a Polden Hill type arrangement, with pierced lugs at the terminals of the wings. A claw was employed to tension the chord on the head. The wings have a width of 20.6mm and have expanded oval terminals (9.1mm x 7.2mm), which are angled towards the rear. The sides of the bow have curved mouldings at the h…
Created on: Friday 15th February 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 12th October 2016
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Record ID: NMGW-55C328
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 6.b8, wavy ridge, flat wing ends type) of the Eastern Group, dating to the late 1st -early 2nd century AD. The brooch is near complete, missing the spring and catch and has a length of 55.3mm and a weight of 21.8g. The spring mechanism was secured by a Polden Hill type arrangement, with pierced lugs at the terminals of the wings. No claw or lug to tension the chord is evident on the head. The wings have a width of 30.8mm and are decorated near the terminals two vertical panels containing …
Created on: Friday 15th February 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 5th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-8809A8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy bow brooch of unusual form, probably of Late Hallstatt or early La Téne; Early Iron Age date (c. 700 - 400BC) The brooch is near-complete, missing the pin and has a length of 52.2mm and weighs 14.2g. At the rear of the head is a perforation of 2.4mm diameter; the perforation is aligned with the catch-plate and it is possible that the brooch was secured with a separate pin which travelled through the head and was lodged in the catch plate. Each side of the head there are two integral spherical knobs (6.5mm diameter), giving the head a width of 18.1mm. The bow is arch…
Created on: Thursday 24th January 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
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Record ID: NMGW-F598A2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Trumpet type dating to the 1st to 2nd century AD
The brooch is near complete missing the spring and has a length of 44.7mm and has a weight of 6.9g. The spring mechanism was secured around a singly-pierced lug. The trumpet-head is sub-triangular with a width of 9.0mm and a width of 8.9mm. The head was decorated with converging ribs, positioned either side of the bow. The upper bow is of triangular section with concave sides and has a central decorative rib. There appears to have been diagonal leaf mouldings above the button. The button is eroded, but ap…
Created on: Thursday 17th January 2008
Last updated: Monday 13th February 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-F3BD46
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Polden Hill type and of mid-2nd-mid-3rd century AD date The brooch is near-complete, missing the spring, foot and catch-plate, with a surviving length of 44.5mm and a weight of 12.4g. The spring mechanism was secured within a Polden Hill type arrangement and the chord was secured with a claw at the rear of the head. The wings have a width of 25.7mm and have slightly expanded oval terminals, decorated with incised marks. There is a vertical rib immediately inside the terminals. The bow has a width of 10.5mm at the head and the sides of the head are enh…
Created on: Thursday 17th January 2008
Last updated: Thursday 6th July 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-4B36B1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Carmarthenshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 4.i1, flat wing ends type, West Midlands) and of 1st-mid 4th century AD date The brooch is incomplete and is represented by the head and upper bow and has a surviving length of 29.1mm, a depth at the head of 15.4mm and has a weight of 8.5g. The copper alloy spring was secured with a Polden Hill claw type arrangement. The wings have a width of 18.5mm. The terminals are expanded and are angled slightly to the rear. The expand terminal is decorated with an incised vertical line. The bow has a wi…
Created on: Wednesday 9th January 2008
Last updated: Saturday 2nd September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-B7CE52
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval annular brooch frame, probably of 13th or 14th century date
The frame is complete although the surface has been lost. The frame is circular with a diameter of 16.6mm (internal diameter of 11.6mm), a thickness of 1.5mm and weighs 0.7g. The rear of the frame is bevelled and plain. The pin restriction has a width of 2.1mm and the bar has a diameter of 1.7mm. The opposite side of the frame has no notch for the pin. The front of the brooch was decorated with raised delicate ribbing, possibly forming letters to define a legend but now difficult to discern. The brooch frame has poor…
Created on: Wednesday 2nd January 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 4th March 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-8DC6C5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Part 3, Group 4.d, flat wing ends type), dating to the late 1st -early 2nd century AD The brooch is near-complete, missing only the pin, with a length of 58.6mm and a weight of 12.3g. The iron spring mechanism is secured by a Polden Hill type arrangement (with terminal perforated lugs) and the chord is anchored with a claw. The wings have a width of 22.3mm and were decorated near the terminals with vertical incised lines. The bow has a width of 9.0mm at the head and is of D-shaped section. The sides of the bow a…
Created on: Wednesday 19th December 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 13th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-674C73
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Trumpet-headed, Wroxeter variant Type dating to the 2nd century AD The brooch is incomplete, missing the pin, foot and chain-loop, and has a surviving length of 34.6mm and has a weight of 6.8g. At the rear of the trumpet head has a semi-tubular hinge mechanism and the remnants of an iron axis bar. The trumpet-head is oval (14.1mm x 8.6mm) and has an integral chain loop above the head. The loop is damaged but was on a decorative rectangular panel (8.8mm wide) with horizontal ribbing. The upper bow has straight, near-parallel sides (7.9mm wide) and is of …
Created on: Wednesday 5th December 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th July 2023
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