Staffordshire hoard sword pommel cap (large print)

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Synopsis

This page shows images of a pommel cap. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. There is a front view of a pommel cap in the bottom and centre of the page, a cap end profile in the top left of the page and a sword hilt in an image border to the right of the page. The decoration on the front view of the pommel cap shows a mass of intricate œworm shaped lines which interweave back and forth. The cap is slightly damaged on the bottom edge. The diagram on the right shows a sword hilt and the very top part of the sword blade at the bottom of the image. An arrow points to the pommel cap's position at the end of the sword and hilt. The cap is in a heavier line than the rest of the hilt. Down from the cap is the sword handle. The side view on the left shows the shape of the cap seen edge-on, which is seen from the direction of the arrow to the left. It is at a smaller scale to the front view. Eighty six pommel caps were found in the hoard. Most were gold and a few were silver. They had many different types of decoration.

Book details

Author:: Rnib
ISBN:: N/A
Publisher:: RNIB
Pages:: N/A
Reading age:: Not specified
Includes images:: No
Date of addition:: 2017-05-10
Usage restrictions:: Copyright
Copyright by:: RNIB
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Categories:: History