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Description: | One half of a copper-alloy purse bar of Late Medieval to early post-Medieval date; London Museum type A1 (Ward-Perkins 1967: 163).The bar is circular in section and has a decorative moulding at the end which would have been closest to the central block. At the distal end is a narrower projection with an attached knob. Decoration consists of a series of cross-hatched lines filled with corroded niello. Niello also covers the moulding at the block end. Protruding from beneath the distal end of the bar is an attachment plate containing two holes.The artefact measures 79mm long, 8.9mm wide and 12.1mm high. The weight is 30.72g.
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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