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Description: | Incomplete medieval scabbard chape, trapezoidal, cast in one piece and folded in two widthways with forked tops obliquely angled outward with perforated terminals only one of which survives, terminal broken across perforation. Short body with central ovoid cut-out on front and back parts, radiating pecked chevronny decoration bisected by vertical median line on one face and incised saltire on the other damaged face. Reconstructed dimensions: width c.34mm, length c.41mm. See Hinton in Biddle (1990) fig.348, no.4031. Norfolk finds of similar form include examples from Fransham (HER 24783), Heacham (HER 40265), Sandringham (HER 3257), Snetterton (HER 51275), Wretton (HER 40008) and two from Bracon Ash (HER 40911). 12th-early 13th century. DIGIT.
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