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SWORD
Unique ID: LEIC-0E1A47
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Early Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) copper alloy sword pommel, 64mm long and 20mm wide. The object is in good condition with a green/brown patina and weighs 58.06 grams. The pommel is made up of five rounded lobes, the central one being the highest at 24mm. The others taper in height down to 6mm. There is a central circular fixing hole in its centre. The pommel is hollow in the centre and has a thickness of 3.5mm.
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
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Scandinavian style
Date from: AD 900
Date to: AD 1100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 64 mm
Width: 20 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight: 58.06 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st August 2003
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Blaby (District)
To be known as: Thurlaston
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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