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Hilt guard

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From Middlebie, Dumfriesshire

Postcard of Hilt guard.
000-100-036-155-C
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Hilt guard

This hilt guard for a sword was found at Middlebie in Dumfriesshire. It was part of a hoard of 28 items, mainly objects for use on horse harnesses, deposited sometime in the first two centuries AD.

The hilt guard is ornamented with symmetrical lobed stems in relief. It is in very good condition.


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Online ID: 000-100-036-155-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.FA 57
Date: Deposited between 0 and 200 AD
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What: Mount
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Where: Scotland, Dumfriesshire, Middlebie
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Description: Mount, possibly from a sword handle or dagger, from a moss at Middlebie
References:
  • MacGregor, Morna. Early Celtic art in North Britain. Leicester: Leicester University Press, 1976, vol. 1, pp. 80-1, 91; vol. 2, no. 149. 
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