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Description: | Incomplete cast copper alloy purse bar of probable late Medieval or early Post-Medieval date (1500 - 1600). The purse bar is incomplete and only the central part of the purse, one small length of arm and the loop survive. All breaks are worn and abraded suggesting that damage is relatively old. The two arms of the purse bar would have been sub-rectangular in plan and oval in cross section. In the centre of the bar (where the two arms meet) is an integrally cast sub-rectangular lozenge, through which a vertical hole has been cut. This hole enables the suspension loop of the purse to rotate. The central lozenge is decorated with a scallop shell on both faces. The decoration has been achieved by deeply incised V shaped notches spread in a radiating pattern. The purse suspension loop is circular in plan and sub-rectangular (D shaped) in cross section. The loop extends at the base into a small cylindrical knop which further extends into a tapered length of bar that passes through the vertical hole in the purse bar. The terminal of this bar is rounded and a small faceted oval copper alloy rivet has been fixed to secure the loop. The purse bar measures 51.5mm in length, 28.1mm width, is 8.4mm thick and weighs 17.62 grams.
The purse bar is a mid green colour with an uneven abraded patina which covers most surfaces. Similar purse bars have been discussed by Ward Perkins in the Museum of London Medieval Catalogue. He classifies this type as Type B3 which is distinguished from the other types by its ornamental decoration (on the purse bar and central boss), the form of the bosses (terminals), by the absence of pendant loops (to attach the purse to), and by the shape of the loop (circular). This type often has scalloped motifs used as decoration. Ward Perkins suggests that this type are the extreme development of the late medieval purse bars and as such are likely to date from the middle of the sixteenth century (1550) (pp167-169). | Subjects: | Bar | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Reavill, Peter - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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