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Description: | A cast copper-alloy two-piece scabbard chape with a knop terminal and openwork design.
The front plate of the chape has a raised ridge running down the centre of the chape which divides the design of the chape into two symmetrical halves. Both halves have a rectangular opening (open at the top).
The chapes front plate does have sides which allow the front plate of the chape to be joined to the back plate. The metal has a mid brownish-green patina and much of the original surface has been lost. This type of chape dates to the 15th - 16th century. Similar examples can be seen in Biddle, 1990, pp1083. | 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: | 1400
1600 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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