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Description: | Fragment of a cast copper alloy purse bar dating to the Medieval period, (1100-1500). The object consists of a zoomorphic head which would have attached to the central block, gripping the side arm. A small amount of the arm remains and is oval in cross-section. The opposite side of the arm projects from the mouth of the animal and has broken in antiquity. The break is worn and rounded. The object has a dark green patina and is in good condition. It can be classified as Museum of London type A1.Read (2001) illustrates a similar example with a square shield block and zoomorphic mouldings on page 130, Fig.84, No.905, and another, No.906, which is a fragment of a side bar, similarly worn, which are both dated to c.1450-1500. Similar examples which can be found on the database are CORN-F20086 and ESS-EBA733
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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