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Description: | A copper-alloy sword or dagger scabbard chape of probable 13th or 14th century AD date (H. Geake; 2001; illust. 31).The chape has been made from a piece of sheet metal which has been folded into a squashed open-ended cone. The two edges meet in a vertical seam on the back of the chape and overlap slightly. At the top of the reverse there are also two small holes - one on each side of the seam; a tie would originally have been threaded through these and would have held the two sides together. A small slit in the base of the chape aided the folding of the sheet metal. The bottom of the object is damaged and incomplete.The chape measures 37.9mm high, 21.4mm wide and 9.1mm thick. The weight (the cavity is filled with soil) is 9.98g.
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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