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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy openwork sword scabbard chape of medieval date. The object is moulded on one surface with the other surface being flat and plain. The mouldings depict a knight on horseback, with the rear of the horse visible as well as the knight's head and kite-shaped shield; the rest of the chape is missing. The perforations vary in size and help delineate the knight's arms, the horse's legs, and areas behind the knight above the horse, in fact a large axe that he brandishes. The shield has an incised border. Reins and other straps appear to be rendered by incisions, as does the knight's eye. The artefact now has a mid-green patina. A number of comparable chapes have been recorded on this database, all in varying states of survival (particularly SF-C0D314): SUSS-6E6496, SUSS-E3AFD4, NMS-6FC5F7, BH-96B701. The shape of the shield suggests an early Norman date for the object. Chapes of this period are being studied by Peter Woods (Chapes Research Project); this is an example of his Type V. The other (missing) half would have depicted an archer (Peter Woods pers. comm. 18 February 2010).
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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