Find Spot record 2813 - Cast bronze scabbard chape from Middlewich

Cast bronze scabbard chape of Piggots Group III. A heart shaped casting with U sectioned arms. Has a circular central opening with an inverted tear shaped opening beneath. Red enamel inlay frames the circular opening on one side of the chape; traces of tow circular settings with central pins survive on the other side and perhaps for the attachment of enamel studs. 40mm long x 27mm wide and 9mm thick. Possibly dates to 1st century BC. Found by metal detector (1).


Cast bronze chape. A heart-shaped casting with U-sectioned arms. Has a circular central opening with an inverted tear-shaped opening beneath. Red enamel inlay frames the circular opening on one side of the chape; traces of two circular settings with central pins survive on the other side, perhaps for attachment of enamel studs.(2)

Portable Antiquities Scheme find provenance information:
Date found: 14 April 1998
Methods of discovery: Metal detector

<1> Penny S, Various, Portable Antiquities Voluntary Recording Scheme Recording Form, 1998 (Paper Archive). SCH4332.

<2> Portable Antiquities Scheme, Various, Portable Antiquities Data Import, LVPL172 (Digital Archive). SCH5212.