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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy dagger chape, dating to the Medieval period, between AD 1350 ?? 1500 (length: 52mm; width: 25mm; thickness: 9mm; weight: 8.25g). This chape is sub-triangular in plan with a hollow ??C?? shaped section. The front of the artefact is decorated with a raised linear ridge that runs down the central length of the chape (length of ridge: 43.5mm; width of ridge: 2.5mm; height of ridge: approximately 1mm). The ridge terminates at a rounded knop/ tip (length of knop/ tip: 3mm; width of knop/ tip: 3.5mm; thickness of knop/ tip: 3mm), which protrudes outwards from one end of the artefact. To either side of the central ridge, there are three areas of openwork design, including a circular hole at the top, rectangular hole in the middle and smaller circular hole at the bottom (one of these smaller circular holes in slightly closed). There is no decoration at the back of the chape, which is hollow to enable the scabbard or sheath to fit into place. Overall, the artefact is in a worn and poor condition with a patchy dark green/ black patina. An identical example is illustrated in Ward Perkins, J, B, 1967, London Museum Medieval Catalogue, Plate LXXX, ref no 2. Another similar example has also been recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database (WMID: 958581). | Subjects: | chape | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Johnson, Caroline - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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