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Description: | A cast copper-alloy Medieval sword pommel from circa AD1250-1500. The pommel is very corroded and has lost much of the original surface; it is also damaged at both of the ends of the pommel where the rectangular tang would have passed. The pommel is roughly rectangular in shape, tapering in at both ends. Due to the fact that the pommel is damaged it is difficult to see which way around the pommel would have been fitted to the sword. The pommel has a rectangular hollow running through the centre (lengthways), the hollow is narrow at one end (with an opening approximately 4.6mm), however at the other end the opening is much wider (approximately 10mm). On the end with the 10mm opening much of the terminal has been damaged and the break looks well worn. Also on the other end (with the smaller hollow) a great deal of damage has removed most of the terminal of this part of the pommel. No decoration is evident but this could be due to the fact that the pommel is so badly corroded. The metal is a dark reddish-brown, with corroded copper-alloy patches all over the surface. The brown patches look iron-like. The finder has had this piece identified by the British Museum; the curator suggested a 14th Century date.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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