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CHAPE

Unique ID: SF-65A512

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A fragment of a copper alloy probable late medieval to early post-medieval scabbard chape. Only the lower end of the object survives. This is a cast, hollow cone with a jagged break around its upper edge and a flattened globular terminal projecting from its lower end. The surface of the metal is heavily corroded.

Scabbard chapes are more commonly made from sheet metal, but cast examples in copper alloy and iron are known. Compare PAS records: PUBLIC-03A532, LON-0444D0 and WMID-C808A3. It seems likely to be of late medieval to early post-medieval date.

Length: 26.57mm, width: 14.26mm, thickness: 12.65mm, weight: 11.50g

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1600

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 26.57 mm
Width: 14.26 mm
Thickness: 12.65 mm
Weight: 11.5 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st August 2019

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Waveney (District)
To be known as: Flixton

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Created: 4 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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