A copper-alloy dagger scabbard chape found near Tupholme, Lincolnshire. (c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 4.0
A copper-alloy dagger scabbard chape found near Tupholme, Lincolnshire. (c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 4.0

Scabbard Chape (DENO-527092)

A copper-alloy dagger scabbard chape found near Tupholme, Lincolnshire

The decoration on this chape consists of a central human figure, with openwork apertures defining it, and a zoomorphic mask below.

Object Type

Scabbard

Date

circa 900 — 1060

Ascribed Culture

Original/Reproduction

Original

Material

Collection

Viking Objects

Current Location

Private Ownership

Keywords

Anglo-Scandinavian, copper_alloy, Lincolnshire, Portable_Antiquities_Scheme, scabbard_chape, sword, warfare

Further information

You can see the original at Private Ownership.

Acknowledgements

(c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 4.0

References

Portable Antiquities Scheme

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