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Description: | An incomplete Early Post-Medieval (1500-1700) copper alloy sword or dagger chape, with a jagged break to the top (open) edge and missing part of the rear (beside the join). It is made of a quite thick sheet copper alloy, 1.45mm thick, and is conical in shape, measuring 58.24x22.23x12.33mm max. and weighing 15.88g. At the open end it is rectangular in cross-section (max. measurements). It narrows to a slightly pointed closed end, 3.47mm thick. There is a possible horizontal band of decoration at the open end, partly lost through damage.
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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