Crusader lozenge-shaped pommel (AD 12th–13th centuries)
A lozenge-shaped pommel, copper alloy, enamel, and iron. On the obverse, a man and woman stand facing each other, each with one arm akimbo and the other bent at the elbow and raised; there are traces of blue champlevé enamel on their clothes. On the reverse, a shield with a grifin passant.
Cf. La Rocca, Donald J., "Sword and Dagger Pommels Associated with the Crusades, Part I", The Metropolitan Museum of Art Journal 46, 141, nos. 24 (grifin), 25 (obv.).
Weight: 50.10 g.
Diameter: 49.14 mm.