South Shields, bone chape
South Shields, bone chape
HER Number
926
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
South Shields, bone chape
Place
South Shields
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Monument <By Form>
Site Type: Broad
Findspot
Site Type: Specific
Clothing Fastening
General Period
ROMAN
Specific Period
Roman 43 to 410
Form of Evidence
Find
Description
Bone scabbard chape of rectangular shape with a raised rib and openwork pelta decoration. 60 mm long x 41 mm wide. The Ordnance Survey quotes from the British Museum Accession Register of 1896: "Found at South Shields about 1877. Purchased from the Rev L Hooppell".
Easting
436000
Northing
567000
Grid Reference
NZ436000567000
Sources
<< HER 926 >> L. Allason-Jones & R. Miket, 1984, The Catalogue of Small Finds from South Shields Roman Fort, Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne, Monograph, No.2.8
Ordnance Survey archaeological record cards, DT, 1956, bone scabbard plate
Ordnance Survey archaeological record cards, DT, 1956, bone scabbard plate