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Description: | A copper alloy sphere which may be a post medieval dagger pommel. The sphere is cast in two halves and it has broken along the join. It has a diameter of 26.2mm and is 24mm thick. There is a circular hole in each end of the sphere. The hole is neat, small (6mm diameter) and central at one end, but the other one is larger (8.5mm diameter), has a slit in one side and is not central. This end is also flattened across an area which is 16mm in diameter. The sphere is hollow and the wall is only 1mm thick. Spherical sword pommels (Ward Perkins' type VI) were most common in the thirteenth century but survive into the 14th century (Ward Perkins, 1940) and then become more popular again in the 15th century. This pommel is too small to be from a sword, and the patchy patina and condition of the metal suggest a post medieval date. It seems most likely that this was a pommel from a light dagger that was perhaps for show rather than functional, or perhaps was a toy. It is likely to date from the 16th century. The pommel is not decorated. A similar but older and larger example is NMS-CDC533 on the database.
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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