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Description: | A Post - Medieval copper alloy dagger guard (late 16th - early 17th century), now incomplete. The dagger guard has a central rectangular tang hole and on either side there is a quillon (with sub-rectangular section) that expands to form a faceted terminal. Rising from the junction between the quillon and the tang hole is a trifurcate openwork guard. The dagger guard is broken across the second lobe of the openwork guard and the tang hole, and one quillon is missing. The dagger guard is decorated on the outer surface of the tang hole underneath the openwork guard, with incised transverse lines (six are remaining). The remaining quillon is also decorated - the lower surface with a zig-zag incised line and the upper surface with an incised diagonal cross. The terminal has an incised border that extends along all four surfaces and beyond that are incised longitudinal lines terminating at the edge. The end of the terminal is decorated with four triangular facets rising to a central peak. Dark grey green patina.The dagger guard is very similar to No.628 that was found in South Devon and dated to the 15th century. (Read, 2001:76 fig. 54). The South Devon example varies as it has a biconical profile, whereas this example just expands slightly to accommodate the tang hole.Dimensions: length 43.65mm; internal width of tang hole 7.59mm; width 27.95mm; thickness 11.70mm weight 25.58gReference: Read, B. Metal Artefacts in Antiquity. Portcullis Publishing. p.76
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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