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Description: | A worn and corroded cast copper-alloy Quillon (dagger guard) of late Medieval to early Post Medieval date (AD 1400-1650). This artefact is lentoid in plan and broadly flat in section, and exhibits a slight curvature through the body, with the tapering ends arching down. In the centre of the upper surface is a small sub-rectangular aperture (16.9mm by 7mm) which would have held the tang of the quillon dagger; on the underside this expands from the small rectangle to a larger sub-lentoid opening to contain the blade (44.7mm by 12.7mm). This artefact has a dark red-brown corrosion patina, and this type of object can be paralleled with those illustrated in the London Museum Medieval catalogue (1940: 39-42) and with WILT-4581D3 on this database.
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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