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Description: | A cast copper alloy object, which is possibly a Medieval sword pommel. However due to it being so fragmentary, this is a tenuous identification. The fragment has three radiating lobes has broken terminals and a broken base. These breaks are not recent. The side faces of the object are quite flat except for a groove defining each lobe. The surface has an incomplete mid green patina and is quite abraded. It measures 14.32mm long, 9.33mm wide and 9.03mm thick. It weighs 5g.The object is possibly a Medieval sword pommel, and examples with lobes are illustrated in the London Museum Catalogue (Ward-Perkins, J.B. 1940 London Museum: Medieval Catalogue London), Figure 2. Other objects with similar lobes are Iron Age bracelets, but this is an unlikely identification for this object has it doesn't have the appropriate curvature or patina.
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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