2024-03-28T23:47:05+00:00https://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/jsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/xmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/rsshttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/atomhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/kmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/geojsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/qrcodehttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results4120EarlyOxfordshire100CountyMEDIEVAL1EarlyMetal detector8328From finder8580MDDistrictCertainFAJN8439Restricted Accessx1422126351695Vale of White Horse2011-02-24T13:56:21Z1South Eastdagger pommel, 14th centuryDaniel Pettnear Faringdon1FAJN-D3FE262367981MEDIEVALPOMMELRestricted Accessfinds-23679816FAJN-03DD95x14221images/jnaylor/100149103E0A0111242008-11-04T12:20:26ZCertainx14221029MEDIEVAL41421MD129MEDIEVALCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:08:19.152ZStaffordshire100CountyCastMEDIEVAL1Metal detectorhorrobin pommel 0508 copy.jpg150522008From a paper map14966MDDistrictCertainWMID1479720.81500King's Bromleyx1422113.6Lichfield106272011-02-24T13:17:08ZWest MidlandsA 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.Daniel Pett167-1.838539WMID-F5F1952235811MEDIEVALPOMMELSK1115finds-22358116WMID-F5E1C31100x14221images/dslarke/1179513001485F5EF80141A42008-06-23T09:29:44ZCertainx1422112008-05-26T23:00:00Z02952.732528MEDIEVALCopper alloy41426MD129http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/MEDIEVALCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:08:11.308ZCheshire West and Chester100Unitary AuthorityCast1Metal detectormay 044.jpg435522008From a paper map91263611094MDUnitary AuthorityCertain3LVPL4355234.011700Upton-by-Chesterx14221144.1Cheshire West and Chester106272011-02-24T13:14:58ZNorth WestPossible cast leaded copper alloy sword pommel from the Late- Medieval/Post-Medieval period.
It is broadly cylindrical with a central hole running through, which has a diameter of 13.24mm. It stands 29mm high.The top consists of a moulded disc. The main body is decorated with 4 sections which make it sub-square. Each section has a 2 pronged foliate design which curve out slightly at the base to form feet. The sections are divided by a raised triangle.
This object is very heavy to be a sword pommel but no clearer parallels can be drawn. Daniel Pett7-2.884981LVPL-D9AFF42188701SWORD POMMELSJ4169finds-218870116LVPL-D9A176Uncertain1400images/fmcintosh/1175823001482D9AE401EE442008-05-16T15:32:04ZCertainx1422112008-01-01T00:00:00Z053.214767MEDIEVALCopper alloy41431MD1Circa29http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/MEDIEVALCertainLeadCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:08:09.13ZLateBridgend1000Unitary AuthorityMEDIEVAL1LateMetal detector2006.45.52 drawing.TIF25495From a paper map1419221MDUnitary AuthorityCertainNMGW2549520.351500Cornellyx142212634540530.6Bridgend106272020-01-10T10:03:18ZReturned to finder3WalesCircaLate Medieval copper alloy dagger or knife pommel, probably of 15th or 16th century date
The pommel is circular and is enhanced with four decorative lobes at the edges. The base of the pommel has an internal diameter of 17.76mm (20.35mm external). The pommel has a maximum width across the lobes of 29.86mm, a height of 19.77mm and weighs 30.6g. The interior of the pommel has straight sides with a rounded top and internal depth of 12.83mm. An internal yellow-white deposit may be evidence of an adhesive used to secure the pommel to the organic (wood or bone) handle. A rectangular opening (8.3mm x 2.4mm) to receive the tang is evident on the interior. Where the base survives, a horizontal groove, filled with a delicate incised zigzag is present. The sides of the pommel are concave and diverge to the oval lobes. Between the lobes, the pommel has straight sides, enhanced with a raised rib, defined by flanking grooves containing further subtle incised zigzags. The incised zigzag cuts into the central rib, forming chevrons. The four ribs continue to the domed top, defining a central cross. Elsewhere on the pommel are decorative linear incised marks. The apex of the lobes is decorated with opposing diagonal incised marks, forming a hatched motif. The apex of the pommel is stained with iron corrosion, possibly from the top of the tang. The pommel has a dark green patina with good surface preservation.
The pommel is difficult to closely parallel, although the form can be paralleled in a hexagonally faceted quillon dagger pommel listed by Read (1995, p 83, No. 497) .Mark Lodwick73-3.73076327NMGW-D62BE5140751Knife or Dagger1NMGWPA 2006.45.52MEDIEVALPOMMELSS8081finds-1407511129.864NMGW-D61CA01400x14221images/sianw/111169500144ED62A8010C732006-08-24T09:26:16ZCertainx1422102951.51513902MEDIEVALCopper alloy41424MD1Circa29http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/MEDIEVALCertainCommunity2022-07-14T07:07:30.529Z