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Title Bronze dagger pommel
Nationality Roman
Period c 100 AD
Sold

This (ball just under 3cm diameter, the whole just over 4cm high) is a ground find from the UK, I think, probably from the Thames. Sword pommels from this era do turn up here, but dagger pommels are much rarer. NB: This is a lost wax casting, a process which disappeared from European use with the fall of Rome, only to re-emerge at the Renaissance.

The medieval process for making dagger fittings, and pommels in particular, would have been sand casting. I have had several examples of the latter over the years and they are noticeably different to the lost wax variety, usually heavier, for a start.

This has overall a pleasing dark green patina, with a few modern scuff marks from careless use of a shovel (or whatever).

Currently the earliest piece on my whole website!

If you want to comment on this item—re quality, age, etc—please email me.


[Edged Weapons : Dirks : Roman : 1st Century]

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Wanted to let you know the items arrived today. Great job on the packing. Too often I buy very expensive and irreplaceable items from the UK and they get sent barely packed to protect them from the various postal services - appreciate you going the extra mile to insure it arrived in the shape it left. Thanks again, look forward to doing business with you in the future. Items were very nice, exactly as offered.

M M, USA, 18.03.2010

Very great item and I'm very pleased with it. The bayonet arrived without any problem. Thank you.

M Z, Slovenia, 21.11.2006

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