Chape (AN1909.95)

Chape

This object is a scabbard chape (AN1909.95) made of bronze. It was found in Gotland, Sweden in 1889. From the decoration, which is known as Jellinge Style, it appears to date from the 9th or 10th centuries.

Chapes were placed on the lower end of scabbards as protection for the end and for decoration. This chape may have been on a sword scabbad.

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