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Description: | A copper alloy possible scabbard chape. The chape is triangular in plan but with a rounded closed end and slightly convex open end. It is decorated with a double line incised round the open end. It is 34mm long, 28.9mm wide and just 3.7mm thick. It appears to have been squashed as the open end if no longer open. At the open end an inner layer of metal can be seen. Both the outer layer and the inner layer are made of sheet metal which is only 0.6mm thick but the construction is unclear as there is no evidence of a soldered join, or indeed, any join in the outer layer. It gives the appearance of having been cast but is unusually thin and delicate. The chape is most similar to sheet chapes dating from the thirteenth and fourteenth century pictured in Geake's (2001) "Finds Recording Guide". The metal is in good condition and has an even dark brown or black patina.
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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