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Description: | All the surfaces are corroded and rough, and a light brown in colour interspersed with green from the corrosion.The object is lozenge shaped in plan, with a flat cross section. The ends are slightly pointed and taper down. An oval hole is present in the centre of the upper surface through which the tang of the blade would have passed to form the handle of the weapon when it was intact. The sides are slightly concave and the base of the object is significantly wider than the top. The base is open and the object is hollow with all internal surfaces sloping up to meet the edge of the hole for the blade in the top surface. No decoration is present on any surfaces.Assessment:A complete cast copper alloy quillon or guard, probably from a dagger or knife. No exact parallel was found, however similar objects on the PAS website have been dated late medieval to early post-medieval. Suggested date: AD 1300 to AD 1600.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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