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Description: | A copper-alloy sword or dagger scabbard chape of Medieval date, c. 12th to 13th century AD. It is cast in one piece with a transverse fold to produce a symmetrical front and back plate and a U-shaped profile. The plates are rectangular in form with projecting rectangular arms at each corner, with one broken off, and a small circular rivet hole at the centre of the top edge. Each of the plates has incised decoration comprising vertical grooves delineating the edges of the arms, between which on one plate is an incised cross saltire and on the other multiple uneven transverse zig-zag grooves. The remaining arms on one side are rectangular in form, D-shaped in section and extend upwards to opposing, flattened sub-oval terminals that have central circular rivet holes; one still retains a portion of the copper alloy rivet. The other arm and rivet is missing, due to old damage. It has a dark green patina and measures 38.69 mm long, 20.91 mm maximum width, 7.02 mm maximum thickness and weighs 4.97 grams.This is a copper-alloy sword or dagger chape similar to other examples on the PAS database (e.g. SF-E89067, DUR-895161, HAMP-679AC3, BH-730B16 or NMS-555396) and in published sources (e.g. Biddle, 1990: nos. 4030-4031).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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