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Description: | Late medieval to post medieval copper alloy purse bar probably of 16th century dateThe purse is represented by the loop and the bar (with a weight of 56.3g) and is of Ward Perkins (1940, p 168) Type B1. The loop is sub-oval and slightly distorted (with an overall length of 56.0mm and a width near the top of 20.2mm) and converges to its base. There are three decorative ribs above the shank. The shank has been peened over a broad washer (10.4mm diameter) at the base, to secure it within the central block. The central block is rounded, sub-rectangular (16.2mm wide, 9.0mm high and 13.2mm thick). There is no surviving evidence of applied decoration on the block. The bar is comparatively short (at 50.2mm) and is decorated with cast ribbed mouldings (with a diameter of 6.0mm - 7.2mm). The perforated terminals of the frame are present before the bar terminals, secured by riveted globular washers. The surface is corroded with a mid to dark-green patina.The purse bar corresponds with Ward Perkins Type B1, which he parallels with purse representations on early-to-mid-16th century brasses.1. Ward Perkins, J.B., 1940, London Museum Medieval Catalogue
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