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DAGGER

Unique ID: NMS-4ECCF8

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Dagger quillon. The arms are oval in cross-section, taper to rounded points, and are straight but project at a slight angle towards the side where the blade would have projected. The oval perforation (20 mm x 7 mm ) for the tang is flanked by grooves for the shoulders of the blade. Length 114 mm, maximum width 13 mm, thickness 6 mm. Medieval dagger quillon form is based closely on contemporary sword quillon form. A similar, but larger, sword quillon can be seen in the London Museum Medieval Catalogue, Plate II No. 1, Fig. 5 No. 1, description on p.33 (B306). Probably dates to the 14th century.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 114 mm
Width: 13 mm
Thickness: 6 mm

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: E14364

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Waveney (District)
To be known as: Shadingfield

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
London Museum	1940	London Museum Medieval Catalogue	London	HMSO	33

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Recording Institution: NMS
Created: 11 years ago
Updated: 11 years ago

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