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Description: | A complete copper-alloy Medieval to Post-Medieval dagger or sword scabbard chape, possibly dating to between AD 1400 and AD 1600. The chape is of sheet construction in the form of a flattened, truncated cone. A butt seam runs down one narrow side. The attachment end is scalloped, and decorated with two transverse grooves. The truncated end terminates in a sealing cap. The surface has a light to dark olive green coloured patina. A similarly styled chape is recorded on the database: see HAMP-F08B72. Length: 62.62mm. Width: 22.76mm. Thickness: 9.33mm. Sheet thickness: 0.78mm. Weight: 16.33g.
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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