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Description: | A copper alloy late early medieval sword pommel of Petersen's Type S dating to the period c. AD 900 - 1100. The pommel is broadly triangular in shape and is of lobed form, with a hollow interior. The base curves upwards towards the outer edges. The pommel is divided into five lobes, increasing in size from the edges to the centre, each separated from its neighbour by a groove. The central lobe has an oval shaped aperture, through which the tang of the sword would have passed. One one side of the central lobe, at the point where it meets the next lobe, is a second, smaller aperture of uncertain function.This form is considered to be of English origin (Davidson 1962, 55-6), but is called "Viking" and "of late Viking style" by Oakeshott (1991, 78 and 81). Late early-medieval pommels (Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Scandinavian) were last thoroughly studied by Petersen in 1919. This example is of Petersen's Type S, a fusion of Anglo-Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon fashions, and dates to the 10th or 11th century.Similar examples on the database include: IOW-B4598E, LVPL-C0264A, BERK-4E7837, BERK-A7A6C1, NCL-6ACEB3 & SF-D241B4. The pommel measures 24.04mm in length, 48.09 maximum width, 13.61mm minimum width, is 16.95mm thick and weighs 31.25g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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