Record ID: ESS-5A3CD3
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze Age cast copper alloy scabbard chape fragment. Weight 16.78. Length 33mm
Created on: Monday 26th April 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 6th December 2017
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Record ID: ESS-5F9D4A
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy 'bag-shaped' scabbard chape, dating to the Late Bronze Age, c. 1000-800BC.  The chape is rounded on the lower edge and flared slightly in thickness.The interior is hollow and upper edge of the front face is damaged. The thickness of the walls is approx. 1.5mm. Both the front and back edges are broken, so that only the lower portion of the chape remains.  The slightly longer back face has two drilled holes present (likely to attachment to a belt), each with an approximate diameter of 2.1mm. The patina is mostly worn, with some patches of smoother c…
Created on: Thursday 2nd April 2020
Last updated: Friday 2nd December 2022
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Record ID: ESS-E99504
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy scabbard chape of Bronze Age date (c.1050-800BC) Description:  The object is broadly rectangular in plan and lozengiform in cross-section. It is hollow with a diagonal break at one end,leaving only parts of two of the four sides, and complete at the other with a knop at the terminal. It has a light to medium green patina.   Measurements: Length 41.3m, Width: 11.6mm, Thickness: 8.8 mm, Weight: 9.06 g Discussion: Compare with WILT-37F8E1. 
Created on: Tuesday 17th October 2023
Last updated: Thursday 26th October 2023
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Record ID: DOR-6844E1
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A tinned copper alloy Bronze Age tongue-shaped scabbard chape dating to the period c. 1100 - 800 BC. The chape is triangular in shape with a sub-oval knop at the base. The mouth of the chape is lozengiform. The triangular body features a circular perforation through both sides of the body which retains a cylindrical copper alloy rivet, the terminals of which retain a substantial amount of tinning. The knop at the base features a rough sub-circular perforation as the result of old damage. The chape is hollow with a depth of c. 33.31mm. Cf. SWYOR-4A2F62 for a similar example.
Created on: Thursday 9th October 2014
Last updated: Friday 11th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winborne St Giles', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-BD9AED
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy bag-shaped chape. The chape is crescentic with an oval opening at the top, concave sides, a rounded, slightly flared bottom, and a perforation in each face. Each of there retains a small circular sectioned, domed rivet.There is a slight lip around the edges of the opening. Around the perforations the chape is decorated with a series of closely spaced moulded concentric circles (approximately ten on each face). The surface is corrodded in some areas, but is otherwise smooth with a greyish patina. Date: Late Bronze Age - c. 950 - 800 BC Dimensions: 36.16 mm x 16.94 mm x 12…
Created on: Friday 18th March 2016
Last updated: Friday 2nd December 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dorset', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-2A4428
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy bag-shaped chape dating to the late Bronze Age. The chape has an oval opening, straight sides and an expanded,  rounded bottom. There is a circular perforation in the centre of one face, The other face is torn and damaged. Inside the chape is a copper alloy fragment which is possibly part of a sword or other blade.  Date: Late Bronze Age c. 1000 - 800 BC Dimensions: 25.05 mm x 25.07 mm x 12.09 mm Weight: 20.33 g
Created on: Monday 3rd July 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 14th November 2023
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Record ID: BUC-76EAB1
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of the terminal end of a Late Bronze Age sword chape. The chape is hollow and of lozenge-shape section with rounded (or worn) corners. The enclosed terminal is very slightly expanded. The chape fragment is broken at the upper edge.
Created on: Friday 12th January 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 6th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Saunderton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-E3E35D
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy scabbard chape dating to the late Bronze Age, 1150 - 800 BC. The chape is sub triangular or ogival in shape, and lozenge shaped in cross section. At the open end the chape curves upwards into two convex arms, creating a crescent shape. The outside edges curve down gradually to half way down the chape, before narrowing at a more steep angle. The chape terminates with a rounded knop, at the end of which is a circular hole and rivet to attach the knop. Running down the centre of the chape on both sides is a raised ridge, this slopes gradually down to the edge of t…
Created on: Thursday 5th July 2018
Last updated: Thursday 16th August 2018
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Record ID: BH-B71423
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy artefact, possibly representing part of a scabbard chape. A piece of sheet-metal has been folded to create a two-sided object with central gap. The outer side, where the fold is located, is angled at approximately 45 degrees, extending into a flat base. From the narrow 'arm' at the top, the upper side flattens out, forming a wide area at the bottom. The surfaces of the angled portion of the chape have a dark blueish-green patination and are pitted; there is a clear break between this and the lower portion, where the metal is lighter green, has lightly inci…
Created on: Thursday 22nd September 2011
Last updated: Friday 4th November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Baldock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-864DB7
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy object which is tentatively identified as a chape of late Bronze Age date (A.Macgregor, 1987, p. 110, no.1178 (similar)). The piece is sub-triangular and has a shallow, transverse recess of oval shape at the top. The object tapers towards the bottom where it is broken off. It measures 39mm long by 23.9mm wide and 8.4mm thick. It weighs 18.16g. The surfaces are heavily corroded.
Created on: Friday 3rd March 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 6th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hadham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-EF7823
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper-alloy Late Bronze Age 'bag-shaped' dagger scabbard chape associated with the Carp's Tongue complex. On close examination, the chape is formed from a single sheet of copper alloy, beaten and folded over to form the bulbus crescent shape. A section of the back has been lost in antiquity, the front, which remains intact, has three rivet fixing holes. There is the remnant of one hole, to the broken rear of the chape. The surface has a mid-green roughened patina. Dimensions. 30.84mm wide, 20.39mm deep and the metal is 0.54mm thick, weighing 6.6gm. Similar bag-shaped…
Created on: Friday 5th July 2019
Last updated: Friday 28th February 2020
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Record ID: BERK-1D8A6E
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Treasure case 2018 T796. Description: Two fragments of a cast copper alloy chape or scabbard end, dating to late bronze age or, early Iron age c. 1150 - 800 BC. The two remnants are of a short bronze sheath/chape with an approximate total remaining length of 14cm, complete examples are usually 20 to 30 cm long. It is probable that they belonged to swords and not, as their size may suggest, to daggers. This example has a simple mid-ridge with no further decoration nor edge ribbing. The edges are of simple semi-rounded form, and the pieces have a lozenge shaped cross-section. The shorte…
Created on: Monday 13th August 2018
Last updated: Friday 5th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pusey CP', grid reference and parish protected.