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Description: | A copper alloy scabbard dating from early Medieval to Medieval period. The main panel of the scabbard consists of two openwork plates of equal form, which are joined by a folded connection strip, located at the far end. Fixed to the opposite end of the connection strip is a pair of parallel-sided arms angled upwards in a diagonal line. Each of the arms terminate in a lozenge-shaped lobe with a transverse collar at the base. There is a copper-alloy rivet links these two lozenge-shaped terminals together. The openwork design is irregular in plan and the nature of the decoration is unclear: there are four circular perforations.Several similar artefacts have been recorded on the PAS database and Peter Woods (2006) From Small beginnings...the chapes research project, suggests that they are probably chapes from knife scabbards. The suggested date is 11th century.
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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