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Early Medieval Sword Pommel: Base
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Northamptonshire County Council, Steven Ashby, 2007-06-02 02:04:42
Title
Early Medieval Sword Pommel: Base
Description
English: A copper alloy sword pommel of 'cocked hat' form. It is hollow, with an open top and a round perforation at the base. Both faces are decorated with oblique lines in the lower corners, while intersecting ring-and-dot motifs of various sizes cover the remaining space on each surface. It can be dated to the Middle or Late Saxon (Viking) periods.


While not of the very highest standards of workmanship, the pommel, and the sword to which it belonged, nonetheless represents considerable investment in time and resources, and would have been a prized possession.

The pommel has a deep brown/green patina, and is well-preserved. It measures 49.4mm long, 15.3mm wide, and 10.7mm in total thickness (depth). It weighs 10.7g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Bedford
Date between 600 and 1100
Accession number
FindID: 175524
Old ref: NARC-7A77E6
Filename: w huckle pommel base.JPG
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/140250
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/140250/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/175524
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Object location52° 18′ 14.4″ N, 0° 27′ 45.11″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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