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Description: | The object is a chape from a scabbard. It is made from cast copper alloy and dates to the Medieval period. Two similar chapes, Nos. 4030 and 4031 in Biddle, Object and Economy in Medieval Winchester date the chapes to the 13th century. In plan the chape is an inverted trapezoid with an arm protruding from one upper corner. The trapezoidal portion of the chape is in profile a 'U' shape, and this includes the arm. The upper edges of the chape are, moulded with two central semi-circular scallops in the centre, Both faces of the chape are decorated with incised decoration. One face has obliquely angled lines in two columns forming a '/ \' shape. The other face has vertical incised lines bordered by horizontal lines. Through both faces, towards the upper edge there is a large rivet hole. The arm which protrudes from the upper corner is sub-rectangular in plan with a rounded terminal. The terminal, on both faces, has a step down and a circular rivet hole. The chape has a well developed mid green coloured patina on the exterior surface, the interior is not clear. It weighs 8.84g, and measures 22.6mm wide across the upper edge of the trapezoid, 6.8mm thick and 37.4mm long.
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