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SCABBARD

Unique ID: SWYOR-E28F65

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A copper alloy sword scabbard chape of Roman date, AD 100 - 200. It is pelta shaped in form, having a crescent shaped lower edge and an upper edge consisting of two bevelled, semi-circular cut outs (biconcave). Each end of the crescent is marked with a V shaped notch and there is a further notch in the end of the central projection between the two cut outs, leaving the three upward pointing projections as bifid. The reverse of the chape is hollow. The chape has a smooth, dark brown patina. It is 22.4mm long, 38.1mm wide and 6mm thick. It weighs 17.05gm. The sheet backplate is missing.

A chape of this type is illustrated in Appels and Laycock, 2007, Roman Buckles and Military Fittings, page 48, number AA5.27. A further example can be found on the database at record LVPL-B3C634.

Class: Chape

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 200

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 22.4 mm
Width: 38.1 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight: 17.05 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st March 2016 - Thursday 31st March 2016

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 2912

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Cadney (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TA0305
Four figure Latitude: 53.53156897
Four figure longitude: -0.44752306
1:25K map: TA0305
1:10K map: TA00NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Appels, A. and Laycock, S.	2007	Roman Buckles and Military Fittings	Witham	Greenlight Publishing	48	AA5.27

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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