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Description: | This copper alloy sword pommel is a hollow cast ‘lobed’ type. It is an elongated oval in plan (i.e. viewed from below) with two opposing faces that are subtriangular. It is semicircular in cross-section. The slot for the handle is oval, with an internal diameter of 36.28mm, gradually narrowing to the top of the pommel, where there is a small subcircular hole with an internal diameter of 5.46mm. Viewed from either face, the form of the pommel consists of 5 lobes with domed ends, subrectangular in shape, that taper towards the broad end where the handle would have attached. The central lobe is the largest, being approximately 20mm at its widest point, flanked by two lobes approximately 12mm at the widest point, which are, in turn, finally flanked by two lobes approximately 8mm at the widest point. Viewed in plan, the central lobe is circular, with the flanking lobes semicircular, nested in descending size against it. The patina of the pommel is an even mid to dark green. Overall it is 54.78mm in length, 25.76mm in width, 4.84mm thick and weighs 59.64 grams. The slot has an internal length of 36.28mm and a width of 10.84mm. On the advice of Barry Ager at the British Museum, it probably dates to the 10th/11th century and is Anglo-Scandinavian in origin. | Subjects: | Pommel | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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