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Description: | A complete cast copper-alloy sword or dagger pommel (c. 1350-c. 1500). The pommel is hollow. It is circular in cross-section at the open end but becomes slightly oval at the top end. At the top end there is a sub-circular perforation to accommodate the end of the tang. This end has two opposing moulded decorative projections.All faces are decorated with diagonal grooves in between which there are transverse ridges and grooves with short vertical grooves in between these. There are traces of a mid-green patina interspersed with corrosion products.28.3 x 32.1 x 18.2mm. Weight: 39.66g.This pommel is very similar but considerably shorter than one recorded from Covehithe Parish, Suffolk. See, Portable Antiquities Scheme find: SF-6F5612.
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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