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Description: | A Medieval copper alloy scabbard chape probably dating to the 14th century. The object is of sheet metal construction bent round into the form of a truncated cone with a decorative terminal. This decorative terminal is rounded with a point at the end. There is a seam where the two ends meet running longitudinally along the chape. The attachment end is decorate with four triangular notches; two on the front surface and two on the back. There are four transverse grooves just below this decorative edge. There are two small circular holes aligned along the edge of the scabbard which may be for attachment and there are two large holes; one very irregular which may be due to damage. The sheet construction would seem to suggest a c. 14th-century date for this chape.A similar example has been recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database: HAMP-F08B72; it does not have the same decorative knop but the upper edge is similar as is the method of contruction.Dimensions: length: 55.22mm; width: 9.28mm; thickness: 7.17mm; weight: 3.16g.
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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