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Description: | 12th century ornamental chape from the scabbard or sheath of a dagger, with Romanesque openwork decoration (floral ornament and scrollwork). It was made from cast copper alloy which was subsequently gilt, but only small traces of the gilding remain on the surface of the chape.The chape resembles the handle of a 18th century fob seal, but unlike fob seal handles which show decoration all around, the inside of this chape is flat and unworked (this is where it would have been attached to the leather of the sheath). This chape was identified by Geoff Egan, Museum of London, and his identification confirmed by John Cherry, British Museum. They both remarked that this chape is a very smart piece outside the normal run of 12th-century dagger chapes.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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