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Description: | Medieval cast copper alloy purse bar. Formed of a central rectangular boss cylindrical opening through it, where the swivel and suspension loop would have been attached. The boss is inscribed on one face with a niello filled 'W' and on the opposing side the initials 'IhS' for Jesus Christ, with no niello surviving. There are two rectangular arms extanding from opposing sides of the boss. The arms are inscibed on one side: AVE MARIA / GACIA PLE (Hail Mary full of grace -The letter R from GRACIA is omitted in the legend - see HAMP-4AEB94 and WILT-76B1D0 for purse bars with the same misspelling), and on the other: A'DOMINV / TECVM (the Lord is with you). The inscription is split by the central block.The only surviving part of the inscription still containing a niello inlay is the 'VE' of AVE. There is a collar at the end of each arm, before terminating in a cylindrical knop. Each arm has two flat 'D' shaped lugs with circular perforation for attachment.The bar is slightly distorted and bent. In its current condition it is 140.84mm long. The central block is15.93mm wide, 9.46mm thick, 16.36mm deep. The arms are 9.72mm wide, 5.18mm thick, and the terminal knops 9.01mm long, 9.26mm in diameter. Weight 69.63 grams.
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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