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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy scabbard chape dating to the period AD 1500 to 1600.The object is broadly sub-triangular in plan with a bulbous, downward pointing tip. The top of the object is damaged so that the two inwardly pointing tips are bent. There is some unclear moulded decoration on the front of the object with two irregular holes through the metal. It seems that these are due to wear rather than being intentional. The back of the object is hollow and undecorated. Around the edge of the reverse is a silver substance, probably the remnants of solder. Similar examples are recorded on the PAS database, see for example LVPL-3EF891, HAMP-E815A7 and FAKL-911741.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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