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Author Topic: Iron Age Dagger Chape, 500BC....conirmed!  (Read 4876 times)
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« on: August 24, 2017, 09:52:39 AM »
Found on LGG dig on Ridgeway, West Hendred. Cant get a definite ID on it, some say it looks saxon. certainly caused some interest.

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« Reply #1 on: August 24, 2017, 10:05:40 AM »
Don't know myself but certainly looks old, ask the Flo they should be able to find out
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« Reply #2 on: August 24, 2017, 10:09:07 AM »
do you know contact details for the best FLO ?
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« Reply #3 on: August 24, 2017, 10:29:03 AM »
Interesting find and may well be a fertility symbol as it appears to represent the female reproductive organs.

Definitely one for the FLO

Quality item

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« Reply #4 on: August 24, 2017, 09:48:44 PM »
Interesting find, if you have a powerful magnet try and find out if it has iron cast within the bronze.
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« Reply #5 on: August 25, 2017, 01:42:50 PM »
yes, indeed...there is iron cast within, what does this tell us?
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« Reply #6 on: August 25, 2017, 05:48:51 PM »
Your item looked Ironage to me I was thinking pommel that's why I asked about the iron core, when I got your reply I contacted a
Celtic expert to look at it he thinks its a Hallstatt dagger chape or pommel from the last half of the 5th century BC so a great find indeed!!
he also sent a plate photo of one like yours but I'm not able to attach it using a kids laptop.
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« Reply #7 on: August 25, 2017, 05:58:39 PM »
Oh my...my first thought was dagger chape...but never seen one like it before. Thanks for input.
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« Reply #8 on: August 25, 2017, 09:44:42 PM »
Just had a look on the PAS website there's a Iron age dagger chape like yours recorded, its dated 800-300 BC so yours fits in well Wink

Great find.
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« Reply #9 on: August 26, 2017, 10:26:41 AM »
thanks Dale, the pas one is identical....thrilled to bits with the identification...have informed flo in Wrexham !
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« Reply #10 on: August 26, 2017, 03:21:11 PM »
Superb, well done!
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« Reply #11 on: August 26, 2017, 09:07:26 PM »
top find............... Cool
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« Reply #12 on: August 26, 2017, 09:15:54 PM »
Very nice find
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« Reply #14 on: September 10, 2017, 09:19:00 PM »
Hi Myke

As promised the plate photo I was sent, yours would have looked like this back in the day Wink  

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