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WMID-F5E1C3: Medieval sword/dagger/knife pommel (profile, base)

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POMMEL

Unique ID: WMID-F5E1C3

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A cast copper alloy spherical pommel from a medieval sword or knife/dagger. The pommel is in the form of a hollow sphere, with a broadly rectangular opening at the top and a broadly square and larger opening at the base. The top of the handle/tang would have fitted through these openings. The pommel has a pitted and uneven, patchy brown and green exterior surface. The inside of the pommel is similar, but with fewer brown patches on the surface. The pommel has a maximum diameter of 20.8mm, and it is 16.0mm from top to base. The smaller opening is 6.7mm long and 6.3mm wide. The larger opening is 9.3mm long and 9.1mm wide. The pommel has a mass of 13.6g. In the “London Museum Medieval Catalogue”, Ward Perkins (1940: pp. 21-38) has introduced a classification for sword pommels. Following this system, the pommel described in this record is a spherical pommel (Type VI), which Ward Perkins states are in use in the 12th century and survive into the 14th century.

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1100
Date to: AD 1500

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 16 mm
Weight: 13.6 g
Diameter: 20.8 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 27th May 2008

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast

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Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: Lichfield (District)
Parish or ward: King's Bromley (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK1115
Four figure Latitude: 52.732528
Four figure longitude: -1.838539
1:25K map: SK1115
1:10K map: SK11NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

References cited

Author Publication Year Title Publication Place Publisher Pages Reference
London Museum 1940 London Museum Medieval Catalogue London HMSO

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Recording Institution: WMID
Created: 15 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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