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Description: | A cast copper alloy saddle pommel of post-medieval date. The pommel is sub-oval in plan and circular in section. The upper surface is perforated by four regular circles and is decorated with incised lines, three running the length through the centre of the four holes, five radiate to the right and five to the left of the central three. The upper surface tapers to a flat break, the edges of which are decorated with two diagonal incised lines. From one of the tapering sides a tab projects. The tab is undecorated but has a central perforation. The other side is broken off. The metal has a mid reddish-green patina and is quite thick. The pommel is 53.3mm long, 33.9mm wide, 31.6mm thick and weighs 63g.
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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