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Description: | A copper-alloy purse bar from the 16th Century, type B3. This example is largely complete, but both bars have been bent out of place. The bending of the first (right) bar has meant that the terminal of the bar now rests on the rove. The other (left) bar has also been bent out of place, this bar has been bent to an 11 O' clock position. This artefact consists of two bent bars each with twisted knop terminals and an almost square central block. The shank for the suspension loop is still in place through the centre of the block, terminating below the block with a conical shaped rove (the terminal of the shank itself can still be seen on the base of the rove). The suspension loop has broken off, but some of it still survives (the breaks are well worn). The object (apart form the bar terminals is completely free from decoration). The artefact measures 26.7mm from the break of the loop to the rove. The bar, which is still extended, measures 36.8mm and the twisted terminals have a maximum diameter of 9mm. The artefact has a dark greenish-brown patina. Some of the original surface has been lost. | Subjects: | Type B3 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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