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SWORD
Unique ID: IOW-DB4D02
Object type certainty: Certain
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A complete Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) copper-alloy sword pommel cap of the 'cocked hat' type (c. 410-c. 720). The pommel cap is pyramidal in form and sub-rectangular in plan. The underside is deeply hollow. At each end there is an integral pierced attachment lug. One lug is larger than the other and slightly off-centre. The hole in each lug has a diameter of c. 1.1mm.
This pommel cap is corroded with a patchy matt green patina. There is no indication of decoration or surface treatment. A dark grey stain at one end on the underside may be from organic material.
Length: 40.5mm; width: 14.1mm; thickness: 12.0mm. Weight: 14.85g.
The 'cocked hat' pommel is an early Anglo-Saxon type, examples of which can be found illustrated in MacGregor and Bolick (1993, 237-238).
MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E. 1993. A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals). BAR British Series 230. Tempvs Reparatvm.
Class:
Pommel
Sub class: 'Cocked hat'
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 410
Date to: Circa AD 720
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 40.5 mm
Width: 14.1 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight: 14.85 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 22nd May 2016 - Sunday 22nd May 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2016-7-154
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacGregor, A. and Bolick, E. | 1993 | A summary catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon collections (non-ferrous metals), Ashmolean Museum, Oxford | Oxford | Tempvs Reparatum | 237-238 |
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