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• Object type: sword chape
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Image	Object Type	Find number	Broadperiod	County	Actions
	Sword chape	NMS-6F16E1	Roman	Norfolk	xml | csv json
Incomplete copper alloy sword scabbard chape, the lower part of the front face in delicate condition with parts of the surface covered by adherent soil. Decoration consists of a median rib and an offset running parallel to the circular base and edge. Closely paralleled by finds from the German li...
	Sword chape	LVPL-B3C634	Roman	Lincolnshire	xml | csv json
Cast copper alloy peltate sword chape dating to the Roman period. The object is semi-circular in plan and D-shaped in cross section. The object has three projections which terminate in V-shaped ends. The upper surface is decorated with a vertical groove starting in the centre of the central proje...