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Description: | Chape from the scabbard of a sword or dagger, made of thin sheet copper alloy. It is 52mm in length, and tapers slightly from the open end before tapering more sharply further down the chape to give a V-shaped closed end. The front is highly decorated, with the top edge scalloped with three incised lines below. There is a tapering sub-rectangular cut-out on both front and back. On either side of the opening in the front are vertical zigzag lines in pairs. Below are two incised lines. An ornate letter 'A', with a bar across the top and a V-shaped crossbar, occupies the bottom half of the chape. The base is constructed by folding the sheet metal to close the bottom of the chape. The back is plain with two rivet holes near the top. It is not clear if the seam runs along one side or down the back of the chape, as there is splitting and damage in these areas. Although no exact parallel has been found, its overall shape and sheet-metal construction suggest a 14th- or 15th-century date. | Subjects: | chape | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Powell, Nicola - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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