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Description: | A post-medieval copper alloy sword or dagger pommel, dating to the period c.AD 1500-1700. The object consists of four lobes, radiating from a central rectangular tang hole, each separated by an incised groove. These lobes are not uniform in size, and are raised slightly at the edges. The pommel narrows towards the base which is circular in plan, and the incised grooves continue to run down the sides, each at a 45 degree angle. The tang hole widens out into a large circular aperture which forms a hollow cavity on the reverse. The object is brown in colour, with traces of orange iron residue in the incised grooves and hollow reverse. There are traces of a white metal coating on the surface. The object measures 28.30mm in width, 27.57mm in length and 17.28mm in height. The base measures 20.20mm in diameter, and the hollow aperture on the reverse measures 13.44 in diameter. It weighs 48.53g.Similar examples can be found in Read (2001), fig. 54, nos. 630 and 631 which date to the early 1500s, and similar examples on the database are BUC-DAC801 and WAW-B8A034.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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