File:Copper alloy medieval sword chape with openwork c.1400-1600. (FindID 883205).jpg

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Copper alloy medieval sword chape with openwork c.1400-1600.
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National Museum Wales , Susie White, 2018-01-16 14:48:23
Title
Copper alloy medieval sword chape with openwork c.1400-1600.
Description
English: Copper alloy sword scabbard chape dating from the medieval period (c. AD 1400-1600).The chape is made up for four distinct sections comprising a rounded lower section with a knop terminal at the base, this section is decorated with a scallop shell design in the form of a series ofradiating grooves.The section above this is a narrow undecorated band. Above this is an openwork section with poorly cast diagonal openings.The final, top section, of the chape is also plain and undecorated.For a similar example on the PAS database see GLO-D8EC4E.

Length: 41.53mm; width: 25.99mm; thickness: 7.41mm; weight: 7.6g
Depicted place (County of findspot) Denbighshire
Date between 1400 and 1600
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1400-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1600-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 883205
Old ref: WREX-C940CE
Filename: WREXC940CE.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/644606
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/644606/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/883205
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(Reusing this file)		 Attribution License version 2.0 (verified 24 November 2020)
Object location53° 04′ 11.64″ N, 3° 16′ 30.18″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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