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SCABBARD
Unique ID: IOW-6854F2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Viewing the front side, which is decorated, the right hand side, including the upward projecting extension, is complete. The left hand side is broken and missing. The break is ragged but appears to be old. The reverse side is partially broken. Decoration at the front is in the form of four grooves which create four, roughly horizontal, linear zones. The lower zone is occupied by six narrow oblique grooves. Due to the position of the breaks it is not possible to determine whether the chape is a folded or a cast type. It has a mid-green coloured patina overall.
Notes:
The chape may have belonged to a small scabbard for a dagger. However it could be considered whether the piece is a belt chape.Class: Chape
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 27 mm
Width: 25 mm
Thickness: 3.5 mm
Weight: 4.03 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 18th July 2004
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2004-113-2
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Arreton Parish
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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