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Description: | A complete Medieval to post-Medieval object, possibly a pommel from a knife or dagger (c. 1150-c. 1600).It is hollow and sub-spheroidal in form and has a sub square hole at the top and bottom. One of the holes is slight larger than the other.Height: 16.7mm; diameter: 21.4mm. Weight: 6.70g.This object is corroded and has a dent at one side. A shiny light brown patina can be seen in places.Other similar objects have been recorded as pommels from swords and daggers. See, for example: SF-C87850, NCL-1C8472 and WMID-F5E1C3. Also, see: the "London Museum Medieval Catalogue", Ward Perkins (1940: pp. 21-38) where similar spherical pommels (Type VI), are identified as in use in the 12th century and surviving into the 14th century. If this object is a pommel it could also be for a knife.
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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