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CHAPE

Unique ID: LANCUM-64815E

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A cast copper alloy sword or dagger chape dating from the Medieval period, (1100-1500). The object is tubular narrowing in width towards the base and is oval in cross-section. The chape consists of a single flattened sheet of copper alloy which has been folded over leaving a join running down the rear of the object. Both the base and the top of the object are open and the top is decorated with transverse diagonal lines and dots within a lined border. The length is 35mm, width 12mm and the weight is 4.48g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 35 mm
Width: 12 mm
Weight: 4.48 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 5th January 2016 - Tuesday 5th April 2016

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: Boston (District)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TF3243
Four figure Latitude: 52.96811843
Four figure longitude: -0.03593886
1:25K map: TF3243
1:10K map: TF34SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Minimal cultivation

References cited

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Recording Institution: LANCUM
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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