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DAGGER
Unique ID: HAMP-C66147
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A broken and incomplete medieval cast copper-alloy dagger guard or quillon (c. 13th century AD). It consists of a curving metal strip, at its widest in the centre (8.6mm), where it is 6.4mm thick. Inside this area is a 11.6 (min.) by c. 4.9mm slot; on the lower surface it is recessed more widely to accommodate the blade. Either side, the strip narrows as it curves downwards to slightly thicker ends.
Ward Perkins (1940, 40) discusses quillon daggers and suggests that quillons that droop slightly towards the point are frequently illustrated in mid 13th-century sources. For a complete, slightly larger example see SWYOR-C960B2 on this database.
Class: guard
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1300
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 42.45 mm
Width: 16.75 mm
Thickness: 8.3 mm
Weight: 7.62 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st September 2010 - Tuesday 30th November 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: E3150
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Test Valley (District)
To be known as: Amport CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Museum | 1940 | London Museum Medieval Catalogue | London | HMSO | 40 |
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