12th-13th century A.D. Aplete bronze chape for a dagger sheathprising a C-section openwork bifacial Romanesque-style figure of an advancing beast in crouching pose bearing a lobed figure on its back; extending to the rear on each side, a slender balustered arm with leaf-shaped finial. See Bishop, B., Martial Identity in the Early Medieval Period: Classification and Analysis of Dual-Faced Scabbard Mounts from the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries AD, University of Reading MA Thesis. 21.1 grams, 59 mm wide (2 3/8 in."). Found Essex, 1997. Property of a Sussex gentleman.Condition Report: Fine condition.