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Description: | Cast cu-alloy pommel piece dating from the medieval period, i.e. from c. AD1250-1500. It is circular in shape with a vertical perforation through the centre which would have received flat, thin terminal of the hilt plate and kept the hilt in place. It would have also acted as a counter-balance to the weight of the blade. The pommel is a 'wheel-shaped' pommel of Type VIII (see reference below). These pommels are common in the 13th/14th century and bigger examples are known to have come off swords. The smaller size of this example, however, suggests that it was a dagger- rather than a sword pommel. Similar examples of such dagger pommels have been recorded on the database under NMS-2CA0C0 and also (sword pommels) under NCL-DA7463 and NCL-DA9B37. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Boughton, Dot - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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