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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy purse bar of early Post Medieval date, circa AD1400-1600. Catagorised as a Williams type J. The purse bar has a simple bar with an integral biconical (mushroom) shaped terminal. The central block is rectangular with a recess on the lower edge. Traces of gilded decoration on one side of the block. The decoration consists of punched circular annulets possibly in a cross design. The purse bar is mid to dark green with an uneven patina. The surface is abraded. Length: 22.59mm. Width: 80.25mm. Thickness: 14.10mm. Weight: 44.6g.
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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