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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy pommel from a knife or dagger. This example probably dates to the Medieval period based upon the information below (c. 1100-c. 1500 AD). It is hollow and sub-spherical in form and has a sub-oval hole at the top measuring 7.9mm long by 6.7mm wide and a sub-rectangular hole at the base measuring 13.9 mm long by 13.6mm wide. The object measures an overall 16.7mm long, 22.5mm in diameter and weighs 15.28 grams. The face bearing the sub-rectangular hole is flat and would have allowed the tang of the cutting implement to fit snugly against its surface. The face bearing the sub-oval hole is roughly hemispherical in shape.Other similar objects have been recorded as pommels from swords and daggers. Cf. the related PAS database examples: IOW-2FE5A7, SF-C87850, NCL-1C8472 and WMID-F5E1C3. Some of these examples extend the date of use for these particular pommels from 1100-1500 AD. Also cf. "London Museum Medieval Catalogue", Ward Perkins (1940: pp. 21-38) where similar spherical pommels (Type VI), are identified as in use in the 12th century and surviving into the 14th century. Ward Perkins also mentions the usage of spherical pommels on rondel-daggers throughout the 15th century and due to the size of this example, it is likely that it would have fit into a dagger rather than a sword (Ibid, p43).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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