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Description: | Cast copper-alloy quillon (guard between the handle and blade from a dagger. The object essentially has three sections to it. The central section is sub-oval in plan with a rectangular hole through the middle which would have taken the handle and blade tang. There is a short cylindrical projection from one side of this central section (measuring 12mm in length and 0.5mm in diameter)which would presumably have provided further protection for the fingers. On one of the flat surfaces of the central section there are two incised lines - forming a 'V'. The remaining two sections form the 'wings' which lie either side of the central section. These extensions are essentially the same in their composition being octagonal in section and flaring out at both ends with an incised groove around their midpoints and where they meet the central section. The metal has a deep green-brown patina.
No precise dating conventions was found for these objects and they are typically dated rather broadly from the late 13th century to the 17th century. Based on design this one probably dates to between 1400 and 1650.
The item measures 68.77mm in overall length, has a central section height of 11.90 and a rectangular opening which measures 14.67mm x 6.68mm. The diameter of the ends of the hexagonal side projections is 11.37mm. The quillon weighs 45.5g. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1400
1650 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Charlotte Burrill | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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