|
Date: |
|
Description: | A copper alloy dagger or sword chape of medieval to post medieval date (c. AD 1300 - 1600). The chape is comprised of a piece of sheet metal which has been folded and would have been joined at a vertical seam. The upper edge is scalloped, with several of the cusps bent or broken. Below the scalloped edge, on both sides is a pierced sewing hole and below this is an incised horizontal groove. Near the tip of the chape is a further groove. The base is flattened. The object has a mottled red-brown patina, with patches of light green corrosion product.The scabbard chape measures 61.97mm in length, 29.65mm maximum width, 10.44mm minimum width, is 5.93mm thick and weighs 15.72g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
|
More Like this...
-
SCABBARD
A complete Medieval sheet copper-alloy…
-
SCABBARD
A complete Medieval sheet copper-alloy…
-
-
SCABBARD
An incomplete Medieval sheet copper-alloy…
-
-
SCABBARD
Medieval rolled sheet copper alloy…
-
SWORD
A Post Medieval copper alloy…
-
DAGGER
A Post Medieval copper alloy…
-
Sword
A front plate of a…
-
SWORD
A front plate of a…
|