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Description: | A complete copper alloy lace chape or tag, of medieval dating (AD 1300 to AD 1500).The chape is made from a single piece of rectangular sectioned metal which has been rolled to form a tapering tube with a butted seam. The lower end has been flattened, parallel to the seam. The tag tapers to a blunt point. The top edge is circular in shape with a slightly thickened rim. Four circumferential ridges decorate the chape just above the point. No attachment holes are present. The object has a dark green patina and which is missing in patches.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.Dimensions: 40mm in length, 6mm in diameter (at the mouth of the object), 3.0g
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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