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Description: | A fragment of a Medieval to post-Medieval copper-alloy purse bar (c. 1450-c. 1550).The fragment comprises less than half of the complete bar. The central block and one complete arm are missing. It has an arm, oval in cross-section (c. 8.1 x c. 6.4mm) with an integral attachment plate on the underside which has two attachment holes (one is incomplete). These holes were for attaching the fabric part of the purse to the bar. At the complete narrowed end there is separate drum-shaped terminal, circular in cross-section and 8.8mm in diameter. The bar passes through the terminal and is burred over at the end to secure it in place. The narrowed part of the bar forms a recess around which the frame fitted. The arm has decorative criss-cross grooves which were probably filled with niello. However, none is present.This fragment has a green patina and the break is old.Length: 40.6mm; width: 11.6mm; thickness: 8.8mm. Weight: 12.86g.The purse bar is of Ward Perkins Type A1 or A2 (1940: 164-165), dated c. 1475-c. 1550.Ward-Perkins, J.B. 1940. London Museum Medieval Catalogue. London: HMSO.
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