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Roman bone sword guard
Flat pointed oval with a central oval perforation (24 by 9 mm) extending into a long tapering groove (60mm long) on one face, to accomadate the top of the blade.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
23.292/5.11
Find Information
Site Name: Segontium, Caernarfon
Grid Reference: SH 485 624
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1920-1923
Notes: from the mid fourth century floor of guardroom B, north-west gateway
Acquisition
Donation, 10/10/1936
Measurements
length / mm:87
width / mm:35
thickness / mm:14
Material
bone
Location
In store
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