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Description: | An Early Medieval copper-alloy pommel from a sword dating from the 10th or 11th century. The pommel is molded in one peice and is broadly cresentic in shape. It has five curved lobes, increasing in height towards the centre. The central lobe is very much larger than the four side lobes, and has a sub- circular perforation to allow it to fit over the tang of the sword. The central lobe is hollow and opens in an oval that would fit over the tang. There are no rivets and the pommel was presumably held in place simply by the hammered tang. Late early-medieval pommels (Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Scandinavian) were last thoroughly studied by Petersen in 1919. This one is a Petersen L type VI pommel, a fusion of Anglo-Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon fashions. There is a similar example on the datebase: SF7529.Length: 25 mm,Width: 54 mm,Thickness: 15 mm,Weight: 51.7 g
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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