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Description: | A Medieval copper alloy dagger chape (15th century). This chape was originally a two-piece but the back plate is now missing. The front has parallel sides with the end expanding to form a bulbous shape with cast decoration of radiating grooves, probably designed to depict a shell. The chape then terminates with a small rounded projection. The top is decorated and shaped to form three rounded lobes. The body has openwork decoration comprising a heart above a trefoil. Dark green patina with patches of red base metal showing through.Dimensions: length 37.24mm; width 27.04mm; weight 8.82g
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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