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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy chape dating to the late medieval to post-medieval period. The object has been formed from a single sheet of copper alloy which has been rolled into a semi-circular shape tapering to one end. The chape does not have a reverse, the reverse plate would have been formed from a flat plate. The narrow terminal end is rounded. The open end is complete and has a serrated edge, formed from irregular notches. Due to its size this chape probably once housed a dagger rather than a sword. The surface is mid greyish-green in colour. This chape dates to the medieval to post-medieval period between 1400-1700.
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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