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Description: | A corroded and incomplete Post Medieval cast copper alloy saddle pommel. Only the majority of one half survives, from a break running down a central moulded ridge. The pommel half would have originally been a hollow semi-circle in section with one end closed and the other open. At the closed segment one side of the hemisphere is missing due to old damage. At the open end there is a V-notch removed just short of the opening which forms a sub-rectangular strap or tab at the end. This tab has a circular rivet hole placed close to the broken end and the remains of a further circular hole at the edge point of the break. The pommel is decorated with a series of double-incised grooves that run vertically along the pommel. The metal ranges from a deep green to reddish brown colour. It measures 52.96 mm long, 26.43 mm wide, 7.73 mm thick and weighs 18.45 grams.The pommel would have been riveted onto a wooden protrusion on the front of the frame of the saddle, to which the reins could then be secured. Saddles were wooden framed and leather clad at this time in order to support a man in full armour.These pommels are thought to date to the 16th century and a complete example is illustrated in Read; History Beneath our Feet (1988) page 84, No.4. For a similar example from the PAS database, cf.: LANCUM-CE4675.
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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