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SWORD
Unique ID: NMGW-0969C1
Object type certainty: Certain
Cast copper alloy sword pommel of late lobed form, probably of 10th or 11th century date. The base of the pommel curves upwards at both ends and would have rested upon a concave pommel bar. The interior of the pommel has a central oval opening, with an internal rounded step narrowing to a sub-rectangular aperture to accommodate the sword tang, and extending through the top of the pommel. The exterior is decorated with a larger central lobe flanked on each side with two smaller lobes. The pommel is somewhat irregular, with the smaller terminal lobe on one end being more substantial than the corresponding lobe at the other end. In addition the hole at the top of the pommel is placed off-centre. The pommel is generally in good condition with a mid to dark brown patina, but has small areas of bronze disease.
Notes:
The pommel can be closely paralleled in Wales with an example found close to this findspot at Llanfaes, Anglesey and from near Pembroke, Milford Haven (Redknap 2000).
Class: Pommel
Sub class: Peterson L type VI
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Ascribed Culture: Anglo-Scandinavian [scope notes| view all attributed records]
Date from: AD 900
Date to: AD 1099
Dimensions and weight
Length: 51.8 mm
Width: 21.5 mm
Thickness: 23.7 mm
Weight: 71 g
Quantity: 1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Spatial data
Region: Wales
County: Gwynedd
District: Gwynedd
Parish: Llanwnda
Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: SH4758
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 10 metre square.
Method of discovery: Metal detector
[scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st April 2003
Personal details
Identified by: Mr Mark Lodwick - [view all attributed records]
Other reference numbers
Other reference: NMGWPA 2003.150
References cited
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Audit data
Created:
Thursday 11th September 2003
Updated: Saturday 17th March 2012
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