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Description: | A cast copper alloy dagger guard (also known as a crossguard or quillons). The central plate is oval with a central rectangular aperture where the hilt of the blade would have passed. The arms are cast in the form of cherub-like figures with legs crossed (the heads at the terminals). The figures are cast in the round with details of the chest, belly, face and buttocks depicted and also with wings on their backs. Both figures face in the same direction, perpendicular to the missing blade.Date:Early Post-Medieval - 17th century.Dimensions: 13.34 mm x 84.76 mm x 18.56 mmWeight: 29.80 g
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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