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Description: | Incomplete cast copper alloy purse bar of probable late Medieval or early Post-Medieval date (1450 - 1550). The fragment consists of the lower arms of a purse bar which are broadly sub-rectangular in plan and oval in cross section. The purse bar measures 73.3mm in length, 12.5mm width, and is 13.8mm thick. It weighs 30.92 grams. The two arms of the purse bar taper toward sub-rounded terminals. Approximately halfway along the length of each side bar is an area of cast decoration consisting of an area of raised ridges. These have been abraded but are most likely to be stylised zoomorphic (animal, probably dog) heads. In the centre of the bar (where the two arms meet) is a cast sub-rectangular lozenge, through which a vertical hole has been cast. This hole would have contained the central suspension loop. The central lozenge is decorated with an incised (diagonal or saltire) cross. This may have originally have contained niello. The whole purse bar would have originally been gilt, but only a very small patch of this surface survives. The purse bar is a light-mid green brown colour with an abraded patina which covers most surfaces. The arms of the purse bar have been damaged and are asymmetrical. This damage is likely to have been post-deposition. Similar purse bars have been discussed by Ward Perkins in the Museum of London Medieval Catalogue. He classifies this type as Type A1 which is distinguished from the other types by the stylised zoomorphic design. These styles of purse bar are dated to the late 15th century and early 16th centuries
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