LOT 0557 Medieval Sword Pommel
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14th-15th century AD. A circular sword pommel, D-shaped in cross section, having biconical form, broad sides and flat band with a rounded hole at the bottom for the tang and rectangular hole at the top for the handle and tang. See Ward-Perkins, J.B., London Museum Medieval Catalogue 1940, London, 1940, pl.22, fig.1; Oakeshott, E., The sword in the Age of the Chivalry, Woodbridge, 1964 (1994), p.96. 144 grams, 54mm (2"). Property of a Kent, UK gentleman; found Brookland, Kent, 2020; accompanied by a copy of the Portable Antiquities Scheme report no.PAS KENT-CC48F1. This is a 'wheel' type pommel (type VIII) as recorded in the Museum of London Collection (Ward-Perkins, 1940, 22, fig.1) or Oakeshott (1964-1994) type J. According to Oakeshott this type of pommel was seldom found in swords earlier in date than circa AD 1250, or in ones later than circa 1425 AD.
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