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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy purse bar of late medieval to early post-medieval date, probably dating from the 15th to early 16th centuries. The bar is oval in section and 3.74 mm thick, with a central sub-rectangular boss which has a central perforation (approximately 4 mm in diameter) running from the top to bottom for attachment of the suspension loop. The boss is 13.2 mm long, 8.08 mm high and 7.35 mm thick. One arm of the bar is almost completely missing and the other is also incomplete; the terminals of both bars are missing. The purse bar measures 53.7 mm long and weighs 7.8 grams. It has a worn green patina.
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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