A copper-alloy sword pommle found near Skeffington, Leicestershire. (c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 4.0
A copper-alloy sword pommle found near Skeffington, Leicestershire. (c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 4.0

Sword Pommel (LEIC-6D2448)

A copper-alloy sword pommel found near Skeffington, Leicestershire

This copper-alloy sword pommel is made up of five lobes and is classed as a Petersen L type VI. Sword pommels were used to counter balance a sword as well as provide a decorative feature. In many cases they are the only method of identifying sword typologies.

Object Type

Sword

Date

circa 850 — 1066

Ascribed Culture

Original/Reproduction

Original

Material

Collection

Viking Objects

Current Location

Private Ownership

Keywords

Anglo-Scandinavian, copper_alloy, Leicestershire, pommel, Portable_Antiquities_Scheme, sword_fitting, weapons

Further information

You can see the original at Private Ownership.

Acknowledgements

(c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 4.0

References

Portable Antiquities Scheme

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