Early Medieval (400AD - 1099AD)
Craft, industry and trade
Copper alloy chape
- Period:
- Early Medieval
- Description:
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Copper alloy chape with incised line decoration. The chape was originally tin-plated to give a silver appearance.
This unusual piece fitted on the bottom of a leather knife or dagger sheath, but no British parallels are known.
- Materials/Media:
- Copper alloy
- Source:
- The Whithorn Trust
- Digital Number:
- WTAH017
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