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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy purse bar of Late Medieval or Early Post Medieval date (AD 1475 - AD 1525). Ward Perkins Type B1. Length 49.0mm, width 38.0mm and maximum thickness, across the central block, 10.0mm. Weight 13.86g.The suspension loop is complete but slightly distorted and is an elongated oval shape being narrower at the bottom than at the top. Just beneath the loop is a small collar. The shaft of the loop is 10.0mm in length and is circular in cross-section with a diameter of about 3.2mm. It terminates with a "rove" which is domed on the underside where the shaft has been burred over to create a smooth surface. When viewed from above, the elongated globular-shaped central block is sub-circular in plan and has a vertical circular perforation, about 4.5mm in diameter, to accommodate the shaft of the loop. At each end of the block there is a stepped collar of equal size and shape. The width of the central block including the collars is about 19.0mm. Both arms of the bar extend outward for a short distance so that the overall width is 38.0mm. The arms are arms of the bar are circular in cross-section and have a diameter of about 3.0mm. Each arm would have been fitted with a globular-shaped terminal. However, one of these terminals is lost. The surviving terminal has a diameter of 8.0mm and is a separate entity from the arm which has been burred over to secure its position in a similar manner to that of the loop shaft. There is no trace of any decoration.The piece is in poor condition. A patchy light green patina has survived in places and the surfaces are partially covered with light green corrosion products. There are traces of a black substance, probably a lacquer.
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