14A027
SWORD POMMEL
Crusader, circa 12th century A.D.
Bronze with enamel inlay, Diameter: 5 cm.

The pommel has the form of a roundel with fluted edges, perforated from top to bottom for insertion of the hilt. On both sides, the circles round the edge contain fleurs-de-lis, defined by blue enamel paste. Side A shows a lion left in blue enamel paste, against a background of twining vines and palmettes. Side B shows a coat of arms on a similar background. The left half of the shield bears a lion rampant right, silhouetted on light enamel paste; the right side bears black bars on blue enamel paste.

Found in northern Israel. The First Crusade (1096-1102) established four Frankish colonies on Cyprus and in the Levant, including the county of Edessa, the principality of Antioch, the kingdom of Jerusalem, and the county of Tripoli. The Crusaders who settled the Latin East came from Flanders, Normandy, Languedoc, and Lorraine.

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