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Description: | An Early Medieval large iron sward pommel probably dating from the 9th to 10th centuries AD. The pomel is formed of a sub-spherical central knop which is 36.9mm wide and 40.8mm long. This has two adjoining elongated rounded knops on either side, each of which are 23.8mm long and 19.1mm wide. The base of the pommel suggests that it would have been attached to the sword with two iron rivets, the broken ends of which remain. The pommel is decorated with silver which has been decorated with incised decoration; on either side of the central knop, on both sides, there two irregular semi-circles inside of which there are two further circles. This gives the impression of two eyes on either side of the pommel. In between the semi-circles there is further insised decoration in the form of swirls and possibly floral motives. Where the silver has worn away on the pommel it is possible to see where cross hatched grooves have been made on the suface of the iron in order to fix the silver to the surface.
Barry Ager, Curator in the Department of Prehistory and Europe at the British Museum suggests that the decoration is probably from either the Carolingian period in the 9th century, or from the Ottonian 10th century period. The sword from which the pommel came was there fore in a continental style. This pommel is find of note. The pommel is 78.8mm wide, 39.9mm high 36.5mm thick. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Jackson, Jennifer - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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