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Description: | Fragment of a ?cast copper alloy purse bar of Late Medieval or Early Post Medieval date, late fifteenth or early sixteenth century. Length 31mm, width 11mm. Weight 8.53g.The bar, which is 21mm in length and sub-circular in cross-section, has a diameter of about 5mm. The terminal is in the form of a pointed dome and this is 10mm in length and has a diameter of 10mm at its junction with the bar. The break appears to be old and the surface of the bar has suffered from corrosion but the metal now seems to be in a stable condition. Close analogies for the shape of the terminal on this bar are published in Ward Perkins, J. B. 1940. London Museum Medieval Catalogue. 167, B6 and B7, where a date is given as late fifteenth or early sixteenth century.
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