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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy purse bar of Late Medieval or Early Post Medieval date, c. AD 1450-1550. Williams Class A1. The remains of the purse bar consist of a portion of both purse bar arms, a central block and frame, with loop, shank and rove intact. Part of each arm and both terminals are lost. The central block is shield-shaped with a niello inlaid design at its center. The loop, shank and the rove are corroded and welded together due to corrosion. Consequently, the loop and shank cannot swivel. The loop is circular in plan and cross-section and has worn through at the top; it has an outer diameter of 14.97mm and inner diameter of 6 mm. At the junction of the central block and each arm is moulded zoomorphic animal-head grasping the arm in its mouth. The arms are both sub-rectangular in cross-section. The surviving parts of the two arms are of unequal length. Beneath the longer of the two surviving parts is an integral attachment frame plate which has three circular perforations. The arms are decorated with oblique linear grooves, however these are obscured by corrosive deposits. The entire purse bar measures 107.66 mm in length, 42.68 mm in height, 11.83 mm thick and weighs 56.91 grams.
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