Object: Chape
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Museum of Archaeology + Ethnology, Cambridge,No. 196 Murray Collection
Site: Ireland,Kings Co.,Edenderry
Parish: Edenderry
County: County Offaly
Country: Ireland
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 82
Width (mm): 51, 30.5
Thickness (mm): 9
Weight (g): 37
Patina: Even brown patina.
Surface: Smooth and dull.
Description: Long projecting ends, both broken off. A bevel runs along the entire upper edge of the chape causing the ends to have ridged faces. The lunate opening has 4 small rivet holes. 1 of which is filled up.