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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy four-armed object. This is posisbly a sword quillon of post-medieval date. However, this would be impractical as a functional sword, and could be purely ceremonial. A more likely use for this is as a decorative hand guard for a fire poker or such like.One arm is missing. The underside is plain and uneven, as it was meant to be unseen. The quillon is curved so that the terminals of the decorated side curve downwards to shield the hand from damage. The upper side has cast decoration, portraying leaves and thistles at the terminal. The central hole, to allow the handle or tang to fit thorugh, is lozenge shaped.
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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