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SCABBARD
Unique ID: LANCUM-6F687B
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Probably an incomplete and bent post-medieval dagger scabbard chape dating from the 16th-17th century or possibly later. The object is bent, squashed and slightly incomplete. Originally it would have been flat-conical in shape and octagonal or hexagonal in cross-section, with slightly indented section. It tapers to a point at the bottom. The upper edges is ragged and broken and none of the rivet holes survive. There may be some remains of lead solder on the inside.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 50 mm
Width: 24.5 mm
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 7.12 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 14th May 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: York (Unitary Authority)
District: York (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Stockton-on-the-Forest
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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