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Roman copper alloy scabbard chape
Peltiform, almost crescent shaped, scabbard chape with a central fleur-de-lis shaped projection on the front, which the two sides bend in to meet. The top part of the back plate is broken, so it is unclear how this would have ended.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
32.60/3.10
Find Information
Site Name: Prysg Field, Caerleon
Grid Reference: ST 33 91
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1927-1929
Notes: RBa(2)S
Acquisition
Donation, 6/2/1932
Measurements
length / mm:39
width / mm:43
thickness / mm:9
Material
copper alloy
Location
Caerleon: Case 07 Military Fittings
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