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Description: | A copper-alloy sword or dagger scabbard chape of early post-Medieval date. A similar chape is illustrated by Geake (2001: illust. 31) and several comparable examples have been found in excavations in London (see Ward-Perkins 1967: 284-6).The openwork chape has been cast in one piece. It has a horizontal top side, and long sides which taper towards a terminal knop. The upper third of the chape, defined by a transverse ridge at the base, is of elaborate openwork form. In this area twelve circular holes serve to define the edges of three fleurs-de-lis (one broken), the tops of which protrude from the chape's upper edge. Below the transverse ridge is a further openwork lis comprising an elongated and inverted drop-shaped aperture above a cluster of three large circular apertures. Below this lis is a short vertical ridge. The upper surface of the chape is convex and the underside is concave, the edges being flattened. The artefact has a dark green patina on its upper surface. It measures 51.1mm long, 27.7mm wide and 7.8mm thick. The weight is 12.47g.
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