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Description: | A post medieval iron sword pommel, probably made in Germany. The pommel is roughly cylindrial but flares out to a circumferential ridge in the centre. It has an attachment hole on one face, and the surface between the attachment face and the central ridge is rounded and undecorated. Between the ridge and the terminal face, which itself is a flat circle, the pommel is facetted with decoration on each facet. There are 6 facets and three sets of decoration in a regular pattern. Two facets have four horizonal recessions, which creates 5 areas; each one of these areas has incised line decoration, alternately diagonal and vertical. The next pair of panels has a central vertical dividing line, with a symmetrical pattern on either side; a diagonal line runs from the corner of the ridge and central line to the edge of the facet and the terminal end. At the edges of these facets are rows of curved incised lines. The last two panels have three incised vertical lines, one central and two creating an edge border. The two sections created are filled with 10 horizontal lines each. The pommel is dark grey with patches of red rust corrosion. It measures 45.5mm (length) x 49.3mm (diameter at central ridge) and weighs 278.43g.This style of pommel was manufactured in Germany in the 16th century AD.
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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