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Description: | A fragment of a cast copper alloy purse bar of Late Medieval date (AD 1450 - AD 1500). Length: 56.0mm; width: 6.3mm and 11.0mm thick. Weight: 16.61g.The fragment is part of one arm of a purse bar. It has a rounded terminal end and at the opposite end there is an old transverse abraded break. On the underside is an attachment plate, 34.0mm in length and 1.8 mm in width. The plate has two circular perforations to enable attachment. However, the edge of one perforation is incomplete, possibly due to wear. The arm, excluding the plate, is decorated with lattice-pattern grooves. Tiny specks of decayed niello are present within the grooves.The object has a patchy light to mid-green patina. Where the patina has not survived, the surface colour of the metal is dull reddish.This purse bar can be classified as a Type A1 and dated to the late fifteenth century (Ward Perkins 1940, 162-65, pl. XXXIII).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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