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SCABBARD
Unique ID: HAMP-095061
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A slightly corroded, damaged cast copper-alloy Late Bronze Age 'bag-shaped' dagger scabbard chape. The object has a rounded end, slightly flattened at the base perhaps through wear. The attachment end has suffered some losses but is broadly U-shaped after a removal, with a raised border. On each side are three punched ring-and-dot motifs in an arc aligned with the attachment end. These bear internal concentric rings as part of the production process. Two of the perforations are filled with corrosion product. The base is thickened from the widest point to the terminal and on the sides in a U shape. The artefact has a variable mid-green patina with some brighter green pitting and off-white corrosion product in places.
A couple of these chapes are listed in O'Connor (1980, 190-191; ref. 161); a less elaborate chape has been recorded on this database - NARC-5DEF37, with a closer parallel on display at the Barbican House Museum, Lewes, East Sussex. They are associated with the 'carp's tongue complex' of south-east England and date to the Ewart Park metalworking phase.
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: County / local importance
Class:
chape
Sub class: bag-shaped
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 1000 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 35.65 mm
Width: 36.9 mm
Thickness: 12.45 mm
Weight: 25.32 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st April 2009 - Thursday 30th April 2009
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: E2838
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Test Valley (District)
To be known as: Quarley CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Connor, B. | 1980 | Cross-Channel Relations in the Later Bronze Age | Oxford | British Archaeological Reports 91 | 190-191 | 161 |
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