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Description: | A cast copper alloy object which is possibly the remains of an early-medieval dagger pommel, however it may be medieval in date. Only the terminal survives so a full identification is difficult. It does not comfortably fit with the pommels within the collections of the Yorkshire Museum. The object appears to be unsymmetrical and it is formed of lobes. There is a rectangular slot cut into the base of the object, which may have once housed the tang from the dagger. The upper structure is them made up of three prominent lobes, which form ridges. The middle one is at a 12 o'clock position, the right one is at a 1 o'clock position and the one which is also the terminal proper on the left is at a 10 o'clock position. It is longer and more elongated in shape. The middle loop is also further decorated by a raised collar down one side. The metal is a mid greenish-brown and it is pitted. More research is needed on this artefact.
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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