Record ID: LON-5D8CF3 - MEDIEVAL sword

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SWORD

Unique ID: LON-5D8CF3

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of Medieval copper alloy and lead alloy incomplete sword pommel

A Medieval copper alloy and lead alloy incomplete sword pommel dating c. AD1250 - 1500. This pommel is a Type VIII wheel-shaped pommel (Ward-Perkins 1993:22). It is circular in plan with an elongated octagonal cross-section creating the faceted surface. There is a rectangular perforation extending through the length of the pommel through which the tang of the blade would have passed. This perforation is larger at the handle end and narrows towards the butt (length: 10.89mm; width: 5.11mm). There is some damage to the handle end of the pommel and the lower section of the outer shell and inner weighting is missing obscuring the detail of the larger perforation. Inside the copper alloy shell lead alloy has been used to weight the pommel so that it acts as a counter-balance to the weight of the blade. There is an engraved image of the front elevation of a building on each side of the pommel. The image is repeated on each side. It shows a building with three crenellated turrets separated by two pitched roofs, a central round-arched doorway with a cross-crosslet to each side.

These pommels are common in the 13th - 14th century similar examples have been recorded on the database under NCL-DA7463 and NCL-DA9B37.

Dimensions: thickness: 31.09mm; diameter: 49.84mm; weight: 96.32g.

Reference: Ward-Perkins, J.B. 1993. London Museum Medieval Catalogue 1940. Anglia Publishing; Ipswich.

This is a find of note and has been designated: Regional importance

Class: Pommel

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1500

Dimensions and weight

Thickness: 31.09 mm
Weight: 96.32 g
Diameter: 49.84 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Secondary material: Lead Alloy [scope notes| view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Decoration style: Figurative [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: South East And London
County: Kent
District: Dartford
Parish: Southfleet

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: TQ6270
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From finder
Grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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

Personal details

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Recorded by: Mrs Kate Sumnall - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Mrs Kate Sumnall - [view all attributed records]

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