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SWORD
Unique ID: WAW-7285B4
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete Late Early Medieval copper alloy sword pommel, dating from c. AD 900 - 1100.
The pommel is broadly triangular in shape and has a hollow interior. The lower edges of the pommel convex and open. The outer faces is divided into five lobes, increasing in size from the edges to the centre, each separated from its neighbour by a groove. The central lobe has an oval shaped perforation on the upper face, through which the tang of the sword would have passed. The pommel has traces of a dark green patina, otherwise the surface is abraded.
The pommel measures 24.98mm long, 49.36mm wide, 19.11mm thick and weighs 30.97g.
Similar examples have been recorded on the database including, IOW-B4598E, LVPL-C0264A, BERK-4E7837, BERK-A7A6C1, NCL-6ACEB3, SF-D241B4, KENT-FF5D6C, WMID-054E94, and SOM-62AFCC.
From SOM-62AFCC:
This form is considered to be of English origin (Davidson 1962, 55-6), but is called "Viking" and "of late Viking style" by Oakeshott (1991, 78 and 81). Late early-medieval pommels (Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Scandinavian) were last thoroughly studied by Petersen in 1919. This example is of Petersen's Type S, a fusion of Anglo-Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon fashions, and dates to the 10th or 11th century.
Class: Pommel
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Donated to a museum
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 900
Date to: Circa AD 1100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 24.98 mm
Width: 49.36 mm
Thickness: 19.11 mm
Weight: 30.97 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st August 2019 - Friday 13th September 2019
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Warwick (District)
Parish or ward: Offchurch (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP3666
Four figure Latitude: 52.29096022
Four figure longitude: -1.47361127
1:25K map: SP3666
1:10K map: SP36NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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