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Description: | Cast copper alloy possible part of a purse bar dating to the medieval period. The bar is broken and has a slightly convex appearence, in plan is u shaped in appearence. Only on of the terminious's survives the other has broken of in antiquity. This terminous has two points which has a concave arch between them, it is also rectangular in section. The main bar itself is V shaped in section having a raised stem down the one of the edges. Leading from the one remaining terminous the central area has circular pieced holes, the first is just before the centre of the bar (were it peaks); then after the peak there are three further evenly spaced pieced circular holes, these holes are possibly for holding the purse itself in place. The precise function of this object is unknown. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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