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Description: | Incomplete cast copper alloy purse bar of late Medieval to early Post Medieval date. The arms and central swivel part of the purse bar survive. The swivel, which forms the centre-point of the arms, consists of a solid rounded sub-rectangular block which is oval in section and has a central vertical perforation for taking the, now missing, looped handle. The block has the appearance of a truncated heart-shape with a V-shaped groove present on both the front and back faces. The circular-sectioned arms project from either side of the swivel and have a raised stepped collar where they meet the swivel. The plain spherical finial (stopper) survives at the end of one arm only.Purse bars of this type are dated from the 15th to 16th centuries, c.1400-1600.
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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