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Description: | A type A2 purse bar, dating to the late 15th - early 16th Century. This purse bar is made of copper-alloy, this particular type of bar is characterised by the use of inlaid niello. Unlike other bars it does not depict animal heads on its terminals. The purse bar consists of the main bar, the central block and the two attachment plates. The loop, the shank and the rove are all missing, as are the two terminal ends. Instead the bar terminates at one end with a worn break and on the other end there is an attachment fitting projecting from the end of the bar, which is much thinner than the main bar. The central block is a characteristic globular shaped block, which has a hole running through it from top to bottom. The two arms of the bar have both been decorated with an engraved, double cross-hatching design, which would have been inlaid with niello. The niello has mineralised back to silver. This decoration extends down the bar from the terminal towards the central block for approximately 40mm. Suspended below this decoration is the two attachment plates. The fact that the attachment plates only have two rivet holes allows this piece to be identified as a Type A2. The central block is also decorated with inlaid niello, in the shape of a star (one on either side of the block). This niello has also mineralised back to silver. The block forms the central part of the bar; either side of the block (around the bar) there is a simple decorative feature. The bar is 7.87mm in diameter; the attachment plates are 26.8mm in length, 3.37mm in width and 2.06mm thick. The central block is 13.9mm (top to bottom) and 16.5mm (front to back). | Subjects: | Bar Type A2 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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