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Description: | A late Medieval or Post Medieval cast copper-alloy sphere, probably a dagger or knife pommel, c. AD 1250-1450. The sphere is cast in one piece and is hollow, with a diameter of 22.1mm and only 1 mm thick walls. There is a circular hole in each end of the sphere, with one hole smaller than the other. The holes are neat; the small hole measures 8mm diameter and the larger one measures 12mm diameter.Spherical sword pommels (Ward Perkins' type VI) were most common in the thirteenth century but survive into the 14th century (Ward Perkins, 1940) and then become more popular again in the 15th century. This pommel is too small to be from a sword, and the patchy patina and condition of the metal suggest a Post Medieval date, perhaps 16th century. The pommel is not decorated. A similar but older and larger example is NMS-CDC533 on the database.
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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