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Description: | An incomplete 12th century copper alloy openwork scabbard chape or terminal. The chape is L-shaped and on it is a helmeted rider with bulging eyes, holding a shield of Norman form, going left, on a horse decorated with bands of short grooves. The front of the horse is missing. The rider appears to be carrying a large axe with flaring corners and perhpas also a sword. On the right there is a or a tree-like form divided into four segments by projecting collars with a lozenge in each. There is a broken attachment loop at the top of the tree and another attachment loop on the lower edge.A number of comparable chapes have been recorded on this database, all in varying states of survival and craftsmanship: HAMP-702A22, SUSS-6E6496, SUSS-E3AFD4, NMS-6FC5F7, BH-96B701 and (with very poor craftsmanship) SF-CB7ED2 and SF-C0D314.
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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