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Description: | One half of a copper-alloy purse bar of late medieval date. Consists of a central boss measuring 16.4mm long, by 14.8mm high and 10.4mm thick. There is a central hole running through the boss from top to bottom. This hole has a diameter of 6.8mm, with an extra lip underneath to hold in the now missing loop. The remaining side bar is the one on the left hand side (as you look at the piece). It has moulded decoration adjacent to the central boss and an attachment flange underneath (to which the purse would have been sewn). This flange measures 27.3mm long, by 5.2mm high and has two small holes. The central boss is decorated with niello lattice-work on the front and, on the reverse, a zig-zag design, also in niello. The distal end of the side bar has niello cross hatching within a border of two (one either side) vertical incised and niello-filled lines.
The overall dimensions of the piece are 82.2mm long, by 14.8mm high and 10.4mm thick. Weight = 37.90g. | Subjects: | Purse bar | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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