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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy dagger chape of medieval date. The chape is formed from a single sub-rectangular sheet of metal which has been folded to make an open ended truncated cone. The metal is very worn making the overlap of the two ends difficult to make out. The closed end of the chape has three lines marking the folds. The attachment end is worn and asymmetrical. The chape is undecorated.Traces of iron corrosion are present within the chape.The metal is a dark brownish-black colour and is worn. The chape is 39mm long, 11.2mm in diameter and weighs 9.7g.A parallel can be seen in LANCUM-BE4155.
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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