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Description: | Medieval to post-medieval copper alloy sword pommel with the embedded remains of the end of an iron tang. The convex. circular top is divided by deep V-sectioned grooves into an octofoil. The petals are engraved with dashes and the concave sides with radial lines. Diameter 34.5mm. Length 19.5mm. Diameter of aperture in the base 17mm. Weight 66.00g. Two broadly comparable examples have been recorded in the vicinity, one from Hingham, divided into a cinquefoil (HER 56838, NMS-0C90A0), and another from Tacolneston which is moulded into a less stylised octofoil (HER 35831, Gurney 2002, 161, fig.7D).
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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