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Description: | Medieval cast copper alloy purse bar. There is a central boss which is rectangular in plan with an oval cross section. There is a central hole through the boss which contains the remains of a swivel, formed of a cylindrical bar with a globular knop at its base and two projections at the apex from a broken suspension loop. Extending from two opposing sides of the central boss is are rectangular arms with an oval cross section. Each arm has a raised collar and two oblique mouldings. One arm is broken about a 10mm after these mouldings. The other arm is complete, terminating in a knop which is cylindrical in cross section and trapezoid in plan. There is a thin rectangular projection running along the lower edge of this arm, which contains two small circular attachement holes. The arm is decorated with a double cross-hatch design, parts of which are still inlaid with niello.It weighs 63.75 grams and has a maximum length of 109.81mm. The incomplete swivel is 28.95mm long with the knop measuring 9.85mm in diameter. The central boss is 14.47mm long, 13.45mm wide, 13.86mm thick. The complete arm is 6.61mm wide, 8.11mm thick increasing to 12.47mm to include the rectangular projection. The terminal knop is 10.24mm long and 9.94mm in diameter.
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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