well to start with a quick hello my names lee i live in pontefract west yorkshire and im obsessed with detecting enuff of me had a day out on friday and picked up this very nice sword or dagger pommel , dont know what year yet but will be finding out on the twelveth of this month by the portable antiques society anyways let me know your views on this
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Hello Lee, welcome aboard!
A stunning and rare find! Any chance of photographs of the sword pommel from above and below?
added two more many thanks
Thanks for those extra pictures! I'm really hoping this will turn out to be saxon/viking, but a 1100-1300 date seems more likely, I'm still checking through some books and other resources, haven't found anything quite like it yet! Nice photos, btw.
It has just occured to me that this could be the lead core of a pommel that might have once have been plated with gold or silver. Is there sign of any metal plating or decoration?
theres the line around the outside and a few faint swirls on one of the sides only about 1mm each theres also a hint of green plating left and some black parts that also could be a thin plating, im thinking more saxon than viking now as its not a decrotive as some peices ive seen
Awesome, yep, Anglo-Saxon, 7th-8th century. When I looked at it orginally I thought the black was dirt rather than silver oxide, but then I remembered that some of the very finest known saxon pommels have lead cores. I'll go with a 7th century date for it.
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thats excellent another question is what would it be worth, not that im wanting to sell it as i dont beleive in selling your finds id rather give them to a museum but just for peice of mind
No clue on value, I am afraid.