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Unique ID: LVPL-95A9D6
Object type certainty: Certain
Cast copper alloy sword scabbard chape dating to the Medieval period, (1100-1500). The chape is cast in one piece and is broadly shield shaped in plan. The sides curve and then converge at the base terminating in a basal lobed or globular knop. The back plate is missing. The centre of the object is decorated with an openwork design. It has a dark green patina.
Class: Chape
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Length: 34.3 mm
Width: 14.3 mm
Thickness: 1.06 mm
Weight: 4 g
Quantity: 1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Spatial data
Region: North West
County: Cheshire
District: Chester
To be known as: Mollington
Method of discovery: Metal detector
[scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Character undetermined [scope notes]
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st November 2011
Personal details
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Recorded by: Ms Vanessa Oakden
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Identified by: Ms Vanessa Oakden - [view all attributed records]
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Created:
Wednesday 1st February 2012
Updated: Monday 6th February 2012
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