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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy purse bar dating from the late 15th to early 16th centuries. It comprises of two sections; a horizontal bar with central square boss and a vertical bar running through the boss with a loop at the top. The square central boss on the horizontal bar is pierced centrally, with stepped shoulders from which two rectangular sectioned bars project, one at each side. The horizontal bar is broken at one side close to the boss. The more complete side has two rounded tabs projecting down from the bar, each with a circular piercing.At the end it expands from a rectangular section to a circular section terminal from which projects a smaller circular sectioned bar with an old break at the bar. This circular sectioned bar would have originally fit through the lower part of the frame and ended in a knop. On the complete bar are traces of inscription. On one side are the incised letters (TE)CVM. On the other side are the remains of inscribed letters with niello inlay, [...S]. The complete inscription was may have been Dominvs Tecvm (The Lord be with you). The central boss also has incised decoration with niello filling. The design is unclear although it may have been IHS. The loop is oval in shape and 'D'-sectioned with a flat inner side, and a rounded knop on the bottom to keep the bar in place. The vertical bar would once have been free-moving, although it is now corroded into place. It measures 107.85mm in width, 63.71mm in height and 9.57mm in thickness. It weighs 46g.It is a probable Ward Perkins (1940:163, fig. 50) Class A5 type, although the projections differ slightly in form.
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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