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Description: | A Late Medieval to early Post Medieval copper alloy chape from the late 15th or 16th centuries. The chape is cast in one piece. The base of the chape semi-circular in plan with rounded knop protruding form the bottom edge. the front fact of the chape is decorated with incised lines radiating from the top edge. Above this the body id decorated with three further horizontal incised lines. The open top if the chape is curved in shape and has sides which flare to create the opening to allow the dagger to be inserted. On the reverse of the chape there is an open rectangle a third of the way down from the top edge. The rest of the reverse is plain. A similar example can be seen on the database: LEIC-F1FC91. The Chape is 26.9
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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