Record ID: NMGW-980EE9
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy looped mount of 14th or 15th century date The looped mount has an attachment mount and a separate sub-circular ring (with an overall length of 39.9mm and a weight 9.5g). The mount comprises a square plate (16.2mm long and 16.5mm wide) with a single circular-sectioned attachment rivet. The loop (with a depth of 10.1mm) has straight sides (with a width of 7.3mm and a thickness of 2.0mm) and has a pointed terminal. The ring 15.1mm x 16.5mm) is circular sectioned (3.3mm diameter). No decoration is discernible on the mount. The surface is corroded with a dark-gre…
Created on: Friday 6th March 2015
Last updated: Friday 6th March 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-980133
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy buckle of oval framed form with a narrowed and offset bar of 13th to 15th century date The frame is complete (with a length of 20.7mm, a width of 23.5mm and a weight of 2.6g) and is of sub-rectangular section (1.8mm thick). The outside edge is slightly widened (at 2.7mm wide) and is without a lip for the pin. The terminals at the end of the narrowed offset bar, protrude to the rear slightly and may have been zoomorphic beast's heads but are now heavily worn and corroded. No other decoration is evident on the buckle. The pin is of D-shaped section with straig…
Created on: Friday 6th March 2015
Last updated: Saturday 1st September 2018
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Record ID: NMGW-97D251
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy harness pendant of 12th or 13th century date The pendant is of circular, domed form and is complete but is without its suspension mount (with an overall length of 32.5mm and a weight of 4.0g). The oval loop is perpendicular to the mount axis (with a depth of 7.8mm, a thickness of 2-3mm and an internal diameter of 2.9mm). The pendant is sub-circular and domed (25.2mm wide, 23.5mm wide and 5.8mm deep) of sheet metal (0.4mm thick). There is no suggestion of any heraldic device on the pendant. The surface of the pendant is heavily-corroded with remnant traces of…
Created on: Friday 6th March 2015
Last updated: Thursday 16th March 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-733040
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late medieval to early post medieval copper alloy thimble of open type or 'sewing-ring' of mid-15th to late-16th century date The thimble is complete but has impact damage on its tope edge (with a length of 10.0mm and a weight of 2.7g). The sides are bevelled towards the base (with internal diameters at the apex and base of 15.0mm and 17.4mm respectively) and has four rows of punched, circular indentations, now worn and corroded. There are no rim mouldings or discernible incised borders at either end. The thimble is of a comparatively heavy construction (with a thickness of 0.6mm…
Created on: Wednesday 4th March 2015
Last updated: Thursday 16th May 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-719889
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy stirrup of mid-14th to 15th century date The cast stirrup is fragmentary, represented by the upper part only, comprising the integral cover-plate, suspension bar and fragmentary sides (with a surviving length of 44.7mm and a weight of 50.0g). The cover-plate is trapezoidal with a castellated top edge (36.5mm wide and 3.7mm thick) and moulded rib decoration beneath the top and above the basal edges (at 45.8mm wide). Between the ribbed borders, the cover-plate is decorated with punched marks defining repeating ovals of double-lines within punched linear border…
Created on: Wednesday 4th March 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 4th March 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-5BAEA2
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy seal matrix of 12th to 14th century date The seal matrix is of pointed-oval form (40.3mm long and 24.2mm wide) and is complete but is very-heavily corroded (with a weight of 10.8g). The rear of the matrix has a loop neat the apex (giving an overall depth of 10.2mm and with an internal diameter of 4.8mm) and with a prominent rib extending from the loop to the base. The seal die is worn and corroded, which has nearly removed all the encircling legend and has resulted the central device being indistinct. The device appears to depict Christ on the cross, with a…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd March 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd March 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-495495
Object type: ANNULAR BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy annular brooch of 13th to 16th century date The brooch is of flat, annular form, represented by the complete frame but missing the pin (with an external diameter of 20.4mm, an internal diameter of 13.5mm, a thickness of 1.0mm and a weight of 1.0g). There is a restriction on the frame for the missing pin (with a length of 2mm and a bar width of 1.0mm). One face of the frame is decorated with incised chevrons, in-filled with opposing rows of punched triangles. The outside edge is also enhanced with punched chevrons. The rear of the brooch is undecorated with f…
Created on: Monday 2nd March 2015
Last updated: Monday 2nd March 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-477072
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy belt mount of mid to late 14th century date The mount is of domed, sexfoil form, secured with a single separate rivet through a central hole, now missing (with a maximum width of 13.8mm, an overall depth of 3.9mm, a thickness of 0.1mm and a weight of 0.5g). Each the petals of the sexfoil are formed by pressed radiating grooves. The centre is raised with a circular aperture (of 1.7mm diameter) to accommodate the missing rivet. The surface has a dark-green patina. Belt mounts of similar form and type were recovered from excavations in London (Egan & Pritcha…
Created on: Monday 2nd March 2015
Last updated: Monday 2nd March 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-47130D
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy belt mount of late 13th to mid 15th century date The mount is of domed, sexfoil form with two separate rivets and central hole (with a maximum width of 13.3mm, an overall depth (including rivets) of 4.3mm, a depth (not including rivets) of 2.6mm, a thickness of 0.2mm and a weight of 0.4g). Each the petals of the sexfoil are formed by pressed radiating grooves. At the centre is a raised boss with an off-centre aperture (of 3.4mm diameter). Both rivets remain in place (with a length of 3.9mm) and have domed heads. A sheet metal washer remains in place on one r…
Created on: Monday 2nd March 2015
Last updated: Monday 2nd March 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-062843
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late medieval copper alloy jetton Probably of French or Tournai origin and of early 15th century date VIVE LE ROI . VIVE AMOVRS Long live the king . Long live love
Created on: Friday 27th February 2015
Last updated: Friday 27th February 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-05E56D
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Bridgend
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval copper alloy spoon of 15th or 16th century date The spoon is near-complete but is without the organic parts of the handle and the end of the bowl is damaged (with a length of 113.1mm and a weight of 48.4g). The bowl is of fig-shaped form (51.8mm long, 44.2mm wide, 12mm deep and 1.3mm - 3.0mm thick) with a rounded end and the top edge has a slight concavity. The stem is comparatively short (at 61mm) and is of rounded, sub-rectangular section with expansions (8.8mm thick and 7.4mm wide) flanking the bowl, at the apex and midway between the two. The mouldings are enhanced w…
Created on: Friday 27th February 2015
Last updated: Friday 18th May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Coity Castle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-F4ABC8
Object type: MIRROR CASE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval cast copper alloy cased mirror of late-13th to mid-14th century date The mirror case is near-complete, comprising both halves of the case, connected by a hinge (with an overall length of 42.8mm and a weight of 13.3g) but with one side having a corroded hole through the face. The case has a hinge, which is still operational, comprising double perforated lugs (6.1mm deep, 5.2mm long, 5.1mm wide) flanking a single lug and with a copper alloy axis bar. On the opposite side of the case is a catch, comprising a single lug (4.9mm deep, 5.4mm long and 1.5mm thick).When closed, t…
Created on: Thursday 26th February 2015
Last updated: Thursday 26th February 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-F21029
Object type: CHAPE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probable Late Medieval copper alloy dagger, knife or sword chape, perhaps of 15th or 16th century The chape is of sheet, two-piece form, with a soldered join, now detached and is near-complete (with a length of 31.8mm and a weight of 7.0g). The chape form is asymmetric, with a swelling near the base on one side (giving a maximum width of 23.0mm and where the chape has a maximum depth of 19.1mm). The other side is straight, before both sides converge to a pointed base. The mouth is oval and comparatively deep but slender (with dimensions of 16.7mm x 14.0mm) with a break on the mor…
Created on: Thursday 26th February 2015
Last updated: Thursday 26th February 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-F0CDB3
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy buckle plate of 14th or 15th century date The buckle is fragmentary, represented by the incomplete folded sheet metal plate only (with a surviving length of 29.0mm and a weight of 2.8g). The plate is corroded with some peripheral loss but was rectangular and had a slot for the pin. The corners were recessed to accommodate the missing frame. The folded strips flanking the slot are now broken and incomplete. The plate was attached to the belt by two attachment rivets (of 1.6mm diameter), both positioned near the attachment end. The strap between the plates re…
Created on: Thursday 26th February 2015
Last updated: Thursday 26th February 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-E03A81
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Bridgend
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy buckle frame with separate plate of mid-12th to 14th century date The buckle is represented by the oval frame and the fragmentary sheet plate but is missing the pin (with an overall length of 38.7mm and a weight of 3.4g). The buckle frame (with a length of 16.4mm and a weight of 2.2g) is of ornate outside edge type. The outside edge is expanded and of rectangular section (4.3mm wide and 3.6mm thick) and decorated on the front with ribbed mouldings and grooves. A central groove which would defines a notch for the missing pin. The sides are convex (giving the …
Created on: Wednesday 25th February 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 25th February 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-DFFFA1
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late medieval to post medieval copper alloy purse bar probably of 16th century date The purse is represented by the loop and incomplete bar (with a weight of 15.1g) and is of Ward Perkins (1940, p 168) Type B1. The loop is sub-oval and slightly distorted (with an overall length of 50.3mm and a width near the top of 17.8mm) and converges to its base. There is no surviving decoration at the base of the loop. The shank has been peened over a broad washer (8.9mm diameter), now damaged, at the base to secure it within the central block. The central block is sub-rectangular (16.0mm wid…
Created on: Wednesday 25th February 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 25th February 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-73696D
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Bridgend
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late medieval to post medieval copper alloy purse bar probably of 16th century date The purse is represented by the loop and the bar (with a weight of 56.3g) and is of Ward Perkins (1940, p 168) Type B1. The loop is sub-oval and slightly distorted (with an overall length of 56.0mm and a width near the top of 20.2mm) and converges to its base. There are three decorative ribs above the shank. The shank has been peened over a broad washer (10.4mm diameter) at the base, to secure it within the central block. The central block is rounded, sub-rectangular (16.2mm wide, 9.0mm high and 1…
Created on: Friday 20th February 2015
Last updated: Friday 20th February 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-4C93BD
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy hinged mount, probably a harness pendant suspension mount of 12th or early 13th century date The suspension mount is complete (with a length of 21.6mm and a weight of 2.9g) but the harness pendant is not present. The mount was attached using a single integral square-sectioned rivet on the rear (with an overall distorted depth of 7.5mm). The rivet is on the rear of the circular domed, upper part of the mount (with a diameter of 9.9mm and a depth of 2.4mm). The front is decorated with three radial incised lines. A transverse rib separated the mount from the hinge. The hi…
Created on: Wednesday 18th February 2015
Last updated: Thursday 7th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-4C33DE
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy buckle of annular type and of mid-13th to mid-15th century date The buckle frame is sub-circular and comparatively large (with an external diameter of 43.6mm - 44.8mm, an internal diameter of 37mm and weighing 12.0g) and is of oval section (3.6mm wide and 2.4mm - 3.0mm thick). Faceting on the inside of the frame may be the result of wear from a strap. There is no pin restriction on the frame or applied decoration. The pin is complete (with a length of 48.0mm) and has an open loop around the frame, now worn and is narrowest at the rear of the loop, widening t…
Created on: Wednesday 18th February 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 18th February 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-48B7BE
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy seal matrix of 13th to 14th century date The seal is of pointed-oval form and is near complete, missing the suspension loop at the rear (with a length of 28.7mm, a width of 18.8mm, a surviving depth of 3.9mm, a thickness of 3.5mm and a weight of 7.0g). The stub of the loop is evident at the apex of the rear and elsewhere the rear in not decorated but is concave across its width. The edges are bevelled towards the seal face. The seal die is worn and corroded but has a central device depicting a bird. The bird is depicted in side-profile and is not in flight. …
Created on: Wednesday 18th February 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 18th February 2015
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