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Description: | A late medieval or early post-medieval, chape from a dagger scabbard. The chape is made from folded copper-alloy sheet that has been crimped and hammered at the edges to create the form. It is sub-triangular in plan and sub-rectangular in section, however, it may have originally been sub-oval. The chape measures 71mm in length, 27.5mm width, and is 7mm thick. It weighs 12.72 grams.
As mentioned above, the chape is roughly sub-triangular in plan. However, one of the long sides of the chape has a distinctive curve, whilst the other is relatively straight. The end of the chape is flat, but would probably have been conical. The mouth of the chape has received the most damage. Below this damage are the remains of two, now torn, rivet holes. These would have measured approximately 1.5mm width and have been either sub-oval or sub-triangular in shape. Beneath these rivet holes is the other decorative motif, which is two incised lines that form a band around the chape. These bands are approximately 3mm apart and 1mm wide and were incised by a rocking chisel.
The chape has been damaged and a large portion of one side is missing. It has also been squashed and bent causing a number of latitudinal fractures. These fractures are probably old as they have the same patina as the rest of the artefact. The patina is of a mid-light green with patches of mid brown inactive corrosion. The chape does not seem to have been rolled in the plough soil as the fractures and edges are crisp. This suggests that the artefact had not been in the upper plough soil long before recovery.
Around the breaks and fractures of the chape are the remains of the organic lining of the scabbard. This organic lining has been preserved due to the corrosion of the chape. The lining seems to have a definite cross-weave which is visible under a microscope at x30 magnification. | Subjects: | Chape | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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