A chape formed of a sheet of copper alloy folded to form a hollow tube. The sheet overlaps at one side. Pressed to an almost closed point at one end. The open edge has V-shaped cut into it for decoration.
The chape is rectangular in cross-section. The copper alloy sheet is 0.8mm thick and was approximately 55mm in length before folding.
Reference: Read 2001, no.671 and 673. Read comments that styles and shapes being so similar, it is difficult to tell whether detached scabbard chapes belonged to swords or daggers.
A chape formed of a sheet of copper alloy folded to form a hollow tube. The sheet overlaps at one side. Pressed to an almost closed point at one end. The open edge has V-shaped cut into it for decoration.
The chape is rectangular in cross-section. The copper alloy sheet is 0.8mm thick and was approximately 55mm in length before folding.
Reference: Read 2001, no.671 and 673. Read comments that styles and shapes being so similar, it is difficult to tell whether detached scabbard chapes belonged to swords or daggers.
The weight is misleading due to soil inside.
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NARC-A10757
NARC-A10757
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Copper alloy
Primary material of object
Uncertain
19.
Width
60.
Length
12.
Thickness
13.18
Weight
By Attribution 3.0
The period from for the object
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1300
1600
Method of manufacture