Rights Holder: Kent County Council
CC License:

Image use policy

Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).

SWORD

Unique ID: KENT-C62781

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A possible Post Medieval copper-alloy, cast sword pommel. Hollow eith two holes either end with signs of wear on both. Length 38.7mm, width 41.6mm, thickness of 29.4mm and weight of 92.4mm.

Class: pommel

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1800

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 38.7 mm
Width: 41.6 mm
Thickness: 29.4 mm
Weight: 92.4 g

Rally details.

This object was found at Cliffe Metal Detecting Club Rally

Personal details

This information is restricted for your access level.

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Medway (Unitary Authority)
District: Medway (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Cliffe and Cliffe Woods (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ7275
Four figure Latitude: 51.447866
Four figure longitude: 0.473816
1:25K map: TQ7275
1:10K map: TQ77NW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

References cited

No references cited so far.

Similar objects

Find number: HESH-A423D5
Object type: DAGGER
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
An elaborate cast and enamelled copper alloy pommel from a small sword or dagger of Medieval date (1150-1350). The pommel is broadly rectangu…
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Find number: WMID-E30793
Object type: SADDLE
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
An incomplete copper alloy saddle pommel, of Post Medieval dating (16th to 17th Centuries AD). Approximately 95% of the pommel is present,…
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Find number: WMID-426D04
Object type: SWORD
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
A cast copper-alloy medieval sword pommel. The pommel is sub-circular in plan, with two flat faces, a chamfered edge and a flat edge running …
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Timeline of associated dates

Report a mistake

Audit data

Recording Institution: KENT
Created: 13 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

Other formats: this page is available as qrcode json xml geojson pdf rdf representations.