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SCABBARD
Unique ID: SOM-A3F566
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper-alloy front-piece from two-piece dagger scabbard chape of post-medieval (16th-century) date, broken in two unequal parts. The object is U shaped, with a curved recess at the attachment end. It narrows as it curves towards the terminal which features a small central knop. The chape has a central crudely made heart-shaped aperture. There is a ridge that follows the curve at the attachment end. The back is hollow, with the sides curving down to meet a sheet back plate which is now missing. The break has occurred through the aperture, to one side. Chapes of similar form with the same decorative motif can be found illustrated in de Reuck (1991, Tudor 1485-1600). This artefact is corroded with a red/brown metal covered largely by light-green corrosion product.
Class: chape
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 37.9 mm
Width: 29.8 mm
Thickness: 5.1 mm
Weight: 5.53 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt 22381
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
To be known as: Misterton CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| de Reuck, A. | 1991 | Dating Sword Chapes | Privately circulated | Tudor 1485-1600 |
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