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Description: | Fragment of copper alloy late 15th or early 16th century dagger quillon. The fragment represents one terminal end of the quillon. It is shaped like a scallop shell and decorated with an incised pattern. Viewed with the narrow end of the shell facing down, the pattern consists of one central, vertical line, with two lines to either side extending up and away on the diagonal. Between the incised lines are incised ?dashes?, irregular in number in that between some lines is a single dash and between others there are as many as three. The reverse of the terminal is plain. Extending on the horizontal plane from the reverse at the bottom of the shell is the remains of one arm of the quillon. It is subcircular in section and survives for 8.4mm. The break edge is worn, though not entirely smooth, suggesting damage occurred in the past. The object has an even mid green patina, with only slight damage to the edges, and survives in fairly good condition. The object has an over all length of 20.64mm, is 22.12mm wide, is 3.64mm thick at the shell and weighs 8.8g. The opposite arm of the quillon would have had an identical terminal. | 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: | 1475
1525 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Caroline McDonald | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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