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Description: | A copper-alloy dagger or strap chape of probable late 15th or 16th century AD date. Very similar to London Museum type III (1967; pp. 285).
The object has been cast in one piece and has a convex upper-surface and concave underside. The top section is an inverted trapezium in shape, has an ornate top edge and openwork decoration consisting of a large three-lobed central void with a pair of small circular holes either side. The bottom of the upper section is marked by a transverse ridge.
The lower section is roughly semi-circular, has a projecting knob at the centre of the bottom edge and a second three-lobed void from which radiates a series of indented lines.
It measures 38.2mm high by 31.8mm wide and 6.5mm thick. The weight is 10.87g. It is bent and slightly corroded. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1475
1600 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Julian Watters | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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