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Description: | A complete copper alloy lace chape of medieval date. The chape is made from a single piece of rectangular sectioned metal which has been rolled to form a tapering tube with overlapping seam, open at the wider end and closed at the pointed end. The chape is undecorated with no visible attachment holes.The metal has a mid-brown patina and is worn. The chape is 39.1mm long, 10mm in diameter at the top tapering to 4.3mm at the base, 0.8mm thick and weighs 5.9g.According to Egan and Pritchard (2002, p.282), the length of the object (over 40mm) means that its function is uncertain, whereas similar objects less than 40mm in length are certainly lace chapes.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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