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A possible early medieval pommel cap mount (5-6th Century AD).
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Leicestershire County Council, Michaela, 2012-09-18 13:19:57
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A possible early medieval pommel cap mount (5-6th Century AD).
Description
English: Early medieval? copper alloy mount, probably a sword pommel cap.

The object is triangular in section and sub triangular form, with slightly sagging upper edges. It has a ridge running its length and has a flat base which has pointed ends. It has a series of incised straight lines running from one edge to the other, over the central ridge. It has a centrally placed sub- circular depression in its upper surface, which is echoed by a circular depression its underside. This suggests it could be a hole which is now filled with a similar metal. Its shape and the possible filled hole suggest that the object is a pommel cap, although no parallels have been found for it yet.

Length: 38 mm

Width: 14 mm

Thickness: 9 mm

Weight: 11.47 g
Depicted place (County of findspot) Leicestershire
Date between 500 and 800
Accession number
FindID: 521013
Old ref: LEIC-863D26
Filename: DSCN6723.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/397365
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/397365/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/521013
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