Record ID: NMGW-268725
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wrexham
Workflow stage: Published
Gold decorative ring with central spine of very fine raised pellets, between two raised plain borders. The inside of the hoop is plain. Internal hoop diameter 17.6mm; band width 3.8mm; band thickness 0.6mm; weight 1.76g. The ring has not undergone any cleaning or conservation. The form of the ring is similar to that of some fifteenth-century gold posy rings which have pelleted bands enclosing mottoes or poesies (such as a ring from Chinnor, Oxfordshire ref. no. 2010T660). A similar band style, with raised mid spine, occurs on a late medieval gold decorative ring found at Jordanstown, …
Created on: Wednesday 23rd September 2015
Last updated: Friday 2nd February 2024
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Record ID: NMGW-10CD28
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late medieval copper alloy finger-ring of 15th to early 16th century date The finger-ring is of seal type and is near-complete but is heavily-corroded and the band is distorted and broken (with a surviving length of 22.1mm, a width of 26.5mm, an internal diameter of 22.2mm and a weight of 5.1g). The hoop is of D-shaped section and is narrowest at the base (at 3.5mm wide and 1.8mm thick) gradually widening to the shoulders and bezel (with a width of 11.0mm and a thickness of 2.3mm). The shoulders are decorated with a double ribbed moulding, diverging towards the bezel. The bezel is cor…
Created on: Friday 17th October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd January 2024
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Record ID: NMGW-B4AAE0
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy finger-ring of stirrup form and possibly of late 12th or 13th century date The finger-ring appears complete but the hoop is distorted (with a distorted overall length of 25.9mm, a distorted width of 20.4mm and a weight of 3.5g). The hoop is of shallow D-shaped section (with a width of 2.5mm and a thickness of 0.5mm) and gradually widens towards the shoulders. The bezel (with a depth of 4.8mm and a width of 7.4mm) is of stirrup form but with a near-circular flat top (5.7mm diameter). The sides of the stirrup appear to have circular recesses or possibly a circular…
Created on: Wednesday 11th February 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd January 2024
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Record ID: NMGW-70F9DD
Object type: LINCH PIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Torfaen
Workflow stage: Published
Late Iron Age copper alloy linch-pin of Vase-headed type and probably of 1st century BC to mid-1st century AD date The linch-pin comprises the cast copper alloy head and the end fragment of the iron shank (with an overall length of 39.1mm and a weight of 85.5g). The terminal is sub-circular (with a diameter of 27.2mm - 29.6mm) and the face is flat but with raised decoration. There is a raised rim, inside of which is a concentric grooved border (23mm diameter). A raised ring on the interior incorporates a 'Celtic' motif and widens to form three raised pelta-shapes. The survivi…
Created on: Wednesday 4th March 2015
Last updated: Saturday 16th December 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-715DFC
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Middle Bronze Age bronze side-looped socketed spearhead of Davis' (2012, 53-58) Group 4: Plain kite blade, dating to the Acton Park metalworking phase (1500-1400 BC) (Needham et al. 1997). The spearhead is near-complete with peripheral damage to the mouth and tip (with a length of 103.9mm and a weight of 66.0g). The socket is circular (with an internal diameter of 17.2mm and an external diameter of 20.2mm) and has a rounded step just above the mouth. The socket has not been completely cleaned-out (and has a current depth of 23mm) and contains bronze corrosion. The sides of the soc…
Created on: Wednesday 4th March 2015
Last updated: Friday 13th October 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-5FE6F1
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy bracelet fragment, of Roman date, belonging to Cool's Group XXXVIII The bracelet is of unusual form and type and is incomplete, distorted and worn, represented by half of the original (with a distorted length of 47.9mm and a weight of 24.1g). Both ends may have been hinged, with at least one end having a removable axis bar. One of the ends has peripheral lugs (giving a maximum width of 26.1mm and a thickness of 4.0mm), which are slightly longer at one end and containing a slot, possibly to remove the axis bar. Remnants of the iron axis bar are present within…
Created on: Friday 14th November 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 11th October 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-70CEE5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy brooch of Trumpet variant type and of late 1st or 2nd century AD date The brooch is near-complete, missing the pin (with a length of 59.7mm, a depth of mm and a weight of 11.7g). The missing pin was hinged within semi-tubular wings and probably around an iron axis bar. The head is sub-rectangular, surmounted with an integral chain-loop (with a width of 14.1mm and a length of 17.4mm). The chain-loop is circular (with a diameter of 9.5mm, an internal diameter of 6.3mm and a thickness of 1.8mm) and has a ribbed moulding at its base. The upper bow springs from the base …
Created on: Wednesday 4th March 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 19th September 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-39E02F
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy brooch of uncertain type, possibly an emailed T-shaped, or allied type and of 1st or 2nd century AD date. The brooch is fragmentary, missing the head and upper bow (with a surviving length of 33.5mm, a surviving depth of 16.4mm and a weight of 3.2g). The mid bow has broken across a decorative square panel (7.6mm wide and 1.9mm thick), which probably had an enamel motif, possibly a saltire cross. Beneath the panel are horizontal ribs. The leg is of D-shaped section with straight sides converging to the forward-projecting foot. The leg was decorated with a central col…
Created on: Friday 31st October 2014
Last updated: Friday 28th July 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-03238B
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Carmarthenshire
Workflow stage: Published
Gold mourning ring with stylized skull on outside of hoop. The hoop is of flattened D cross-section. The inner face of the hoop is inscribed with the text J. A. ob 25 July 98 aeta 37, in italic script (J. A. died 25th July ..98 aged 37). Internal hoop diameter 19 mm; band width 2.9mm; band thickness 1 mm; weight 2.7g. The ring has not undergone any cleaning or conservation. The form of the ring and style of lettering indicates that it dates to the late seventeenth century, a date confirmed by the commemorative inscription. The letter forms with top looped 'b' and 'l' ,…
Created on: Monday 21st September 2015
Last updated: Monday 26th June 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-7ACC04
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval to modern tin alloy (pewter) decorative ring of uncertain function The ring is sub-circular and is complete and comparatively heavy (with a diameter of 27.0mm - 28.7mm, an internal diameter of 20.7mm - 22.3mm and a weight of 16.0g). The ring is of rectangular section (with a width of 10.3mm and a thickness of 1.8mm - 2.5mm) and is angular. One side is decorated with three raised pyramidical bosses (3mm high). There is a border between each of the bosses and also between the edges of the ring. The ring has no applied decoration. Metallurgical analysis was conducted using…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd October 2014
Last updated: Thursday 22nd June 2023
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