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LOT 1046

Sold for (Inc. bp): £59

MEDIEVAL BRONZE DAGGER QUILLON WITH SCALLOP SHELL
CIRCA 13TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (41 grams, 52 mm).

With four-lobed finials, slot to the body, short arm with D-shaped scallop guard. [No Reserve]

PROVENANCE:
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s.
Property of a Stowmarket, UK, gentleman.

LITERATURE:
Cf. similar find recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme under reference LEIC-F0FBD6 / 1012774.

CONDITION
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