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Description: | A cast copper-alloy dagger pommel dating from the late medieval or early post-medieval period. Mass: 43.9g; length: 20.0mm; width: 31.4mm; internal diameter of the base: 18.9mm. The pommel has a domed top with four lobes around the edge, below which the circular sectioned sides taper to the base. The pommel is hollow, with a large circular-sectioned recess in the base which adjoins a sub-rectangular slot in the top (7.1mmx3.8mm). The top is decorated with a series of grooves. The pommel has an uneven green-brown surface.Similar dagger pommels are recorded on the PAS database (SF-208AA2, SUSS-0327A3, IOW-B0CCC2). In "Metal Artefacts of Antiquity", Read has dated similar examples to the early sixteenth century (2001, p.76, fig. 54, refs 631 and 632.).IOW-B0CCC2 Published examples (Read 2001, 76, fig. 54, refs 631 and 632.) have been dated by Read as being early sixteenth century. Read, Brian Metal Artefacts of Antiquity Portcullis Somerset [pages: 76, fig. 54 ref: 631 and 632]
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