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Description: | Copper alloy narrow-pointed sword or dagger chape dating to the Medieval period, (1100-1500). The object is U-shaped in plan and oval in cross-section. The chape consists of a sheet of folded copper alloy. The top of the object is open and there is a small rivet hole at the top of the reverse. The bottom of the object has been cut and folded inwards forming the base. The object has a mid-green patina and can be dated from the 14th to the 15th century. A similar example is no.674, p89, Read, (2001).
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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