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Description: | A copper alloy purse bar arm. It is 70.2mm long, 15.2mm wide and 8.1mm thick. The arm is sub-rectangular in section and tapers slightly towards the terminal end. At the terminal is a thicker collar, a narrow neck and then a rounded knop with a convex end. The opposite end of the bar is an old break which is probably where the arm of the bar would have joined a central block. Two rounded tabs project from the base of the bar. There is a circular hole through each where the fabric part of the purse would have been attached to the bar. The bar is inscribed on both main faces with recessed lettering that is inlaid with a light coloured material, probably niello. On one side, reading from the terminal, the inscription is ??AVE MARIA?? and on the other side it is ??TECVM * ??. The complete inscriptions were probably Ave Maria Gracia Plena and Dominvs Tecvm (the Lord be with you). The purse bar has a dark brown and black patina and is in good condition. It dates from the late fifteenth or early sixteenth century. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Cooper, Amy - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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