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Description: | A copper alloy medieval or post medieval pommel from a dagger or sword dating to the period c. AD 1250 - 1600. The pommel is square in shape and rectangular in cross-section. It exhibits two parallel circular drilled apertures. Above each aperture the pommel has been drilled from both sides to divide the top of the pommel into three sections. The central section has concave sides with a rounded knop on either side above which it widens out. The sections on either side have a concave inner edge and straight outer edge. Each inner edge exhibits a rounded knop parallel with the knops on the central section and then widens above. At the base of the pommel is a rectangular projection with a circular tang hole drilled through the centre from top to bottom. The tang hole decreases in diameter from 7.94mm at the base to 2.85mm at the top. The bottom of the pommel on either side of the tang hole exhibits hammer marks.The pommel measures 33.21mm in length, 26.95mm in width, is 13.73mm thick at the base, tapering to 11.18mm in thickness at the top and weighs 48.11g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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