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Unique ID: PUBLIC-E9E1C5
Object type certainty: Possibly
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A cast copper-alloy moustache-shaped object, believed to be a sword-scabbard chape of a type first made circa 1000 BC in the late Bronze Age. The centre is constricted and plain, and has a deep sub-circular recess on the inside of the curve. On each 'wing', there are incised grooves running lengthwise for a little under half the total length. The ends are plain and taper to slender blunt points, one of which has lost its tip. A comparable scabbard chape can be found illustrated in Smith (1925, 75; fig. 67).
Notes:
These objects, of which only a few are known from Britain, are all distinctly moustache shaped, but some are of more 'droopy' appearance than others. (Ack: Rod Blunt UKDFD Validator)
A recent piece analysing these enigmatic objects was published by Barry Marsden in the April 2003 edition of 'Treasure Hunting' (pp. 31-35).
Class:
Chape
Sub class: Moustache
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 1000 BC
Date to: Circa 200 BC
Quantity: 1
Length: 20.07 mm
Height: 4.23 mm
Thickness: 14.58 mm
Weight: 24 g
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 11th October 2009
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Other reference: UKDFD 21510
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration method: Incised
Completeness: Complete
4 Figure: SU4594
Four figure Latitude: 51.64300721
Four figure longitude: -1.35107986
1:25K map: SU4594
1:10K map: SU49SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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British Museum and Smith, R.A. | 1925 | Guide to Early Iron Age Antiquities | British Museum | 75 |