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Description: | A Late medieval or Post-Medieval copper alloy saddle pommel.It is formed from a copper alloy sheet, between 1.97mm and 2.12mm thick. It is a domed oval shape, with a semi-circular rounded upper edge from which protrudes a central terminal 7.69mm wide and 3.22mm long. The lower edge runs diagonally, at a 45 degree angle from one side to the centre. This edge is incomplete and irregular, broken off where the wings and rivet holes (which attached it to the saddle frame) would have been. The surface is decorated with incised lines, two forming a border and two sets of parallel lines radiating from the lower border towards the terminal at the top edge. There are traces of white metal coating on the outer surface. It is 63.08mm long and 35.28mm wide, weighing 41.18g. A parallel may be seen from Hinckley, Leics, for which a date of 1100-1500 is suggested. However, a date range from 1500-1600 would seem likely according to Read 1995,p127, obj no 808. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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