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Description: | Cast copper alloy dagger quillion fragment length 23mm, width 19mm, thickness 19mm, weight 11.88g. This is the central section of the quillion that would surround the tang. Only one side of this remains, this consists of a rectangular section 15mm long 8mm tall, 4mm wide, this is broken on either side, these are old breaks, which is all that remains of the cross-guard. Projecting from the centre of the cross-guard is an arm 14mm long, 6mm thick. This arm is bent at a right angle and continues for a further 21mm, the end of the arm terminates in a large semicircular plate 14mm tall, 23mm wide, 2.5mm thick that would have acted as a guard for the index finger, this guard is decorated with a series of chip carved lines. Overall the artefact is in good condition retaining its original patina, there are striations over much f the surface that is evidence of the original tooling. This artefact dates to 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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