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Record ID: SF-59B826
Object type: SADDLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy Post-Medieval saddle pommel, incomplete due to old breaks. It has also been compressed, probably as a result of plough damage. The bulbous part of the pommel has split, where it has been folded and compressed. Part of one rectangular-shaped wing survives and there are traces of elaborate moulded decoration on the body, arranged in panels with a triangular design. The fragment measures 39.66mm in length, 25.12mm in (folded) width , and weighs 27.57g.
Created on: Tuesday 20th July 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 20th July 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Akenham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-BE14C7
Object type: SADDLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One half of a two-part cast copper alloy saddle pommel of Post-Medieval date. It is complete, with a bulbous semi-circular profile which terminates with a short knop. The pommel is cut away on the diagonal at the opposite terminal, with an extending wing pierced with a nail hole. Adjacent to this is half of a second nail hole preserved in the side edge of the wing. The pommel is decorated with paired engraved lines radiating from the knop, and also outlining the edges of the object. It measures 57.81mm in length, 32.12mm in width, 3.35mm in thickness and weighs 33.5g.
Created on: Tuesday 25th May 2010
Last updated: Monday 29th July 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Claydon', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-B7A927
Object type: SADDLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Late medieval or Post-Medieval copper alloy saddle pommel.It is formed from a copper alloy sheet, between 1.97mm and 2.12mm thick. It is a domed oval shape, with a semi-circular rounded upper edge from which protrudes a central terminal 7.69mm wide and 3.22mm long. The lower edge runs diagonally, at a 45 degree angle from one side to the centre. This edge is incomplete and irregular, broken off where the wings and rivet holes (which attached it to the saddle frame) would have been. The surface is decorated with incised lines, two forming a border and two sets of parallel lines rad…
Created on: Friday 4th November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Somersham', grid reference and parish protected.