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Description: | A cast copper-alloy dagger guard, probably of early post-Medieval date.
In section, the guard is rectangular with rounded corners. In plan, the guard consists of a sub-rectangular crossbar/hilt with an M-shaped protrustion on one side cast integrally. The crossbar has rounded terminals and a thickened/widened central section. In the centre is a sub-rectangular perforation, probably to take the tang of the dagger.
Flash marks are visible on the inner edges of the crossbar and M-shaped protrusion.
The object has an unevenly corroded brown patina.
The size of the guard suggests a rather small dagger, perhaps intended more for ornament or for the smaller hands of a woman. | 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 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Rob Collins | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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