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Description: | Cast copper alloy dagger guard of Late medieval or Post-Medieval date. The piece gently curves in one direction. The wings are decorated with pairs of incised lines on both faces. The scallop shaped lug carries no decoration. The central hole is sub rectangular in shape. The face that does not curve inwards has a low collar. The artefact has a grey colouring with small patches of green corrosion, possibly indicating the piece has been recently stripped of its surface. The guard may be considered small. The sub rectangular slot for the blade may suggest a single sided dagger and in Read. Parallels of this type of dagger guard have been difficult to uncover, although dagger guards of this form with a side scallop-shaped lug have been recorded (M. Redknap Pers Com.) and guards with similarities have been published (Wilkinson 1967) dating from the 16th Century.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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