Record ID: HAMP1031 - EARLY MEDIEVAL sword

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SWORD

Unique ID: HAMP1031

Object type certainty: Certain

Cast copper-alloy pommel of 'cocked-hat' type. Sub-rectangular in plan, with traces of lugs projecting from either end. Pyramidal in outline, with concave sides; hollowed within. No sign of decoration on any face. The 'cocked-hat' pommel is an early Anglo-Saxon type.

Class: Pommel

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: AD 410
Date to: AD 720

Dimensions and weight

Length: 44.5 mm
Width: 17.5 mm
Thickness: 17.5 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: South East And London
County: Hampshire
District: Winchester
To be known as: HAMPSHIRE CORHAMPTON AND MEONSTOKE

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st February 2001

Personal details

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Recorded by: Ms Sally Worrell - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Ms Sally Worrell - [view all attributed records]

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