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Description: | Complete cast copper alloy medieval dagger quillon. The main body of the quillon is rectangular in plan and section. It has a short slot to one side that allowed for the tang, and a longer recessed slot on the opposite side, which allowed for the blade. Extending from either end of the central portion is an integral pyramidal terminal. These are positioned so that the pointed end is flattened and joins with the end of the central portion. The original surface of the object is missing and it is now light green in colour. The quillon is 66.38mm long, of which 31.88mm is the central portion. It is 13.34mm wide and 8.28mm thick. The terminals are 6mm wide at the narrow end, 11mm at the broad end and 11.86mm at the thickest point. The object weighs 39.42g. Quillon daggers were most popular during the 13th and 14th centuries, though they were in use across the entire medieval period. For examples see the London Museum Medieval Catalogue, 1967, plate VI and VII.
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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