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Description: | A cast copper alloy scabbard chape. Only a outer moulded portion remains, the flat back plate is missing. The chape is semi-circular in section and is hollow on the reverse. At the apex of the chape, on the lower edge there is a decorative integral knop. The upper edge of the chape is slightly crumpled and damaged. The outer face is decorated with obliquely angled pairs of grooves. The surface of the chape has a incomplete mid green patina, otherwise the chape is abraded. In length it measures 34.75mm and is 28.67mm wide. It weighs 14.5g. The scabbed chape is either for a dagger, or more likely a sword. Due to the decoration and surface condition it probably dates to the later Medieval to early Post Medieval periods. An exact comparison cannot be found.
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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