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-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: NLM-897655
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Dark green copper alloy scabbard chape. Purse shaped sword chape. Suggested date: Late Bronze Age, 900-800 BC. Height: 30mm, Width: 47.8mm, Thickness: 11.6mm, Weight: 29.71gms
Created on: Thursday 1st December 2022
Last updated: Friday 2nd December 2022
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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: 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: LEIC-8DC4E1
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Bronze Age copper alloy tongue-shaped chape, 39mm in length, 16mm wide, 6mm thick with a weight of 8.71g. The object is sub rectangular in form and cross section and represents the lower part of a scabbard chape. It has a rounded , swollen lower edge and its only decoration is a central linear ridge running up each face and terminating in a horizontal projection running along its base. Its upper edge is very damaged and in places it is very thin. The object belongs to the Wilburton phase (1150-800BC) and similar scabbard chapes can be seen in Savory 1980, page 185, figure 37, nu…
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Last updated: Friday 5th January 2024
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Record ID: WMID-FE1BCA
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy bag-shaped chape dating to the late Bronze Age (c. 1000-800BC). The chape has an oval opening, concave sides and a rounded base. The opening is chipped along one edge and broken away into the body id the chape on the opposing side. The surface is corroded, with a double-ribbed collar running circumferentially just below the opening, and possible inscised circular decoration on the more degraded face of the object. A similar, more complete, example can be seen is Leahy and Lewis (2018: 332) from Rockbourne in Hampshire. Other comparable chapes recorded on …
Created on: Thursday 30th May 2019
Last updated: Thursday 13th June 2019
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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.

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: GLO-7C86FA
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: South Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy tongue shaped sword scabbard chape that dates to the late Bronze Age (1150-800 BC). This has a subtriangular top half with convex sides that extends into an elongated base that has tapering concave edges. The mouth of the chape is lozenge in form; the long side of the aperture has a deep U-shaped notch in the centre and extended sides that that from two tapering upward projecting arms that would have ran parallel with the scabbard, one arm is truncated. A pronounced central rib runs down the length of both faces and ends at the base where there is an oval disc with chamfe…
Created on: Monday 19th December 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 17th July 2018
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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: NMS-1F7519
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably Late Bronze Age copper alloy rectangular scabbard chape of oval external and internal cross-section. The sides are concave and there is an attachment hole in the centre of both faces near the upper, open end. No parallel has been noted. Length 23mm. Width 27.7mm. Thickness 10mm. Weight 16.77g. Field SH2
Created on: Monday 16th February 2015
Last updated: Monday 27th September 2021
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Record ID: WILT-D4F151
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper-alloy bag shaped chape dating to the late Bronze Age. The chape has an oval opening, concave sides, a rounded bottom, and a perforation in each face. There are also two irregular perforations in the bottom, most likely resulting from ancient damage. The surface is smooth, with no decoration. Chape is 18.4mm in height and 26.3mm at its widest point. The mouth of the chape is 21.2mm wide x 9.2mm thick, the internal measurements are 18mm x 6.3mm. A couple of these chapes are listed in O'Connor (1980, 190-191; ref. 161). They are associated with the 'carp's tong…
Created on: Wednesday 7th January 2015
Last updated: Friday 2nd December 2022
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Record ID: WILT-37F8E1
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Late Bronze Age tongue-shaped scabbard chape dating to the period c. 1050 - 800 BC. The chape has tapering sides and is lozengiform in cross-section with a pronounced median rib characteristic of this type of chape. The tip of the chape is rounded and features a circular projection which may be stylistic attempt to copy similar forms which feature washers and bosses on the base. The tip of the chape is solid. It becomes hollow at the point where one side of the chape has broken off due to old damage. Adam Gwilt comments: They are a typical and widespread form dating …
Created on: Wednesday 12th November 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 6th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Salisbury', grid reference and parish protected.

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: LANCUM-B395C5
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy chape dating from the Late Bronze Age, that is c. 1000-800BC. The chape is related to the tongue-shaped chapes and is part of the Wilburton metalworking industry of the Late Bronze Age. It survives complete and in excellent condition. All surfaces are smooth and of golden-brown colour. It has a diamond-shaped cross section throughout with a probably solid-cast squere at the bottom. There is a small hole on either side to attach it to a scabbard which was probably made from leather. A very similar chape was recorded under SWYOR-4A2F62. NB: The original images were …
Created on: Wednesday 25th June 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 6th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lancaster', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: FAKL-0F3346
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of a cast copper alloy object, probably a chape from a scabbard, incomplete with no surviving original edges, V shaped section 1.9mm thick, signs of an incipient keel down length, part way down the inside is a transverse bar probably intended to strengthen the section. While it is not possible to be certain this object may be a fragment of a Bronze Age chape of Wilburtion type. Length 45.1, Width 13.0mm, Thickness 9.6mm, Mass 6.67g
Created on: Sunday 17th February 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 6th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Saxton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-43E3A2
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn Late Bronze Age sword scabbard chape with a prominent rounded midrib. The chape is narrow and tapering and both ends are missing. The weight of 15.67g includes black material, possibly charcoal or burnt clay from casting, which fills the central hollow.
Created on: Saturday 26th January 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2013
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Record ID: SUR-07BA47
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy apparent scabbard chape of uncertain date. Dot Boughton comments: The patina and shape doesn't quite fit in with Late Bronze Age bag-shaped chapes and is more likely a chape of unknown or post-med date. Other Bronze Age bag-shaped chapes are just a bit more pointed at the top and they are often decorated with a groove or moulding or mouth moulding or even punched circlets, but this example is very plain.
Created on: Monday 24th September 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 10th January 2017
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Record ID: NMS-99FB70
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bag-shaped dagger scabbard chape with three perforations through both faces (five remain blocked by a ferrous deposit). Each perforation lies in the centre of a circular mark on the outer face, probably the result of the drilling process rather than a purposefully made ring. Unusually the mouth is almost straight rather than markedly concave, e.g. an example from Reach, Cambridgeshire (Inventaria Archaeologica (1956) GB 17 3 (3) no. 20). Two examples with pairs of triple perforations but concave mouths come from Quarley, Hants and Norton, Northants (PAS HAMP-095061 and NARC-5DEF37). Bo…
Created on: Monday 2nd April 2012
Last updated: Friday 2nd December 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hillington', grid reference and parish protected.