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Description: | A large, cast, copper-alloy sword pommel of the Medieval period, late 14th-late 15th century, with possible evidence for reuse.The pommel is sub-circular in plan and octagonal in section, with no decoration on either flat circular face. There is a sub-rectangular perforation at the top of the pommel (17.45 x 10.36mm) and bottom (10.3 x 5.7mm) that would have originally allowed the tang to pass through. There are remains of a lead(-alloy?) solder around the outside edges of the top perforation.The inside is filled with a white-metal alloy, which appears to be lead-based but is too hard for lead. This fill is solid and must be secondary on the evidence of the solder used to attach the pommel originally. A circular socket in the fill is visible through the upper perforation of the pommel, suggesting the pommel was fixed to something else (another sword?) or something was fixed to the pommel.The pommel weighs more than 200 grams (the upper limit of portable scales), so an accurate weight could not be taken.
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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