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Description: | Part of the copper alloy guard from a dagger or small sword of Medieval date. It is probably from a quillon dagger dating from the 13th century. It consists of a curving metal bar of sub square section, representing just over half of the slot for the blade, and part of one arm. The guard is at its tallest from top to bottom in the centre (18.47mm), where is has a downward pointing decorative lobe and where it is 14.32mm thick from front to back.The slot measures 5.45mm wide and about 32mm long (judging from the surviving half) on the handle side of the guard, but on the underneath, the slot is probably about 52mm long. The surviving arm has a slight downward slope away from the slot. The breaks are patinated. Both faces of the guard are decorated with incised lines. these are downward pointing chevrons on the centre block, and cross hatching on the surviving arm. There is a small hole through one face of the centre block, larger on the outside (3.53mm long). This is rough and irregular and is probably a casting flaw rather than a deliberate fixing point. The guard has a mid green patina.The London Museum Medieval Catalogue discusses quillon daggers and suggests that quillons that droop slightly towards the terminals are frequently illustrated in mid 13th century sources. Compare also SWYOR-2B73A3, SWYOR-C960B2, NMS-DA5724, WILT-4581D3 and WMID-AEE185.
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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