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Description: | Cast copper alloy scabbard chape, length 35mm, width 26.5mm, thickness 1.5mm, weight 9.73g. The top half is rectangular with five rectangular projections on the terminal 3mm by 3mm, that give the impression of castle battlements or merlons. Below in the centre of this section is a cordate shaped decorative opening and below this is a ridge that runs the width of the piece, beneath this is a moulded recessed trefoil. The lower half is expanded into a semicircle with a knop with lines radiating out from the centre top and a semicircular knop at the terminal. In cross section the chape is concave, it would have had a second flat piece of sheet copper alloy soldered to the rear, this is now missing. The overall condition is poor, as corrosion has removed the whole of the original surface, leaving a mid green pitted surface with darker and lighter patches. This artefact dates to the 15th century to early 16th century. | Subjects: | chape | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Adams, Kurt - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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