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SCABBARD

Unique ID: SWYOR-41EDA5

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Possibly one part of a copper alloy scabbard chape probably dating from the post Medieval period. The plate of metal is sub triangular, with one side straight while the other is curved. The point of the chape has been bent over and then back on itself, ending is a sharp point. It is unclear if this damage was deliberate. It has a length of 31.67mm, width 16.67mm, thickness 1.80mm, weight 5.26g. For reference see Bailey 2001. Detector Finds 2 pgs 70-74, especially number 4, though it is more ornate.

Sub class: chape

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1600

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 31.67 mm
Width: 16.67 mm
Thickness: 1.8 mm
Weight: 5.26 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 18th February 2009 - Wednesday 17th February 2010

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Scarborough (District)
Parish or ward: Whitby (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: NZ9209
Four figure Latitude: 54.468043
Four figure longitude: -0.582016
1:25K map: NZ9209
1:10K map: NZ90NW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Bailey, G.	1995	Detector Finds	Chelmsford	Greenlight Publishing	70-74

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 13 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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