Record ID: WMID-F5E1C3
Object type: POMMEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A 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 l…
Created on: Monday 23rd June 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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