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Description: | Early Medieval to Medieval (10th to 15th century) mount or chape: The copper alloy mount is a sub-triangle, with one long edge having a fragment of an integral lip forming a right-angle in profile. It is possible this side edge is damaged and missing the lip along its length. The tip of the mount is missing and this break is possibly recent. The lower edge of the mount is possibly broken, but this is not certain. Along this edge there were two complete rivet holes which are filled with the remains of iron rivets which have corroded on the reverse, forming a mass of iron corrosion along this edge. The outer face has a large patch of dark brown patina which shows some decoration along the edge which consists of a low-relief groove and then there are transverse grooves forming a column of square. The reverse of the mount is undecorated. The mount measures 36.47mm long, 26.87mm wide, 7.03mm thick and weighs 9.85g.It is difficult to give this object a certain function, the rivets suggest it was mounted onto something, possibly leather. The side lip may suggest it was a type of dagger/sword chape. The object probably dates from the late Early Medieval to Medieval period.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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