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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy purse bar (length: 157mm; width/ diameter of bar: 7.8mm; square centre (swivel): 14.1mm x 13.8mm; weight: 46g). The purse bar has a square centred swivel with a star on one side and a double-lined cross inside diamond-shaped brackets on the other side. There are two slight ridges to either side of the square centre. Along the bars to either side, there are very worn remains of three double-lined crosses. At one end, there is a one collared globular terminal, while at the other end there is a circular-sectioned terminal. Additionally, there are remains on the underside of each bar of an attachment flange with two sewing holes. The artefact is worn and in a poor condition with a dark green/ red patina. Similar examples are illustrated in Brian Read's 'Metal Artefacts of Antiquity', 2001, pages 124, 128 & 130-2, ref nos 905 found in South-West Dorset, 906 found in East Devon & 914 found in South-West Dorset. All of these examples are dated from c. 1450-1500 and are classified Type A1 by the London Museum (1940) typology. | 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 | Temporal: | 1400
1500 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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