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Description: | Possible incomplete Post Medieval copper alloy suspension loop for a purse bar, dating AD 1450-1600. It is circular in shape, thick at one end and tapering away from the joint; though slightly distorted. The broken swivel joint is visible at the bottom where it would have attched to the purse bar. It is heavily corroded with patches of a green patina developing.A similar example is on the PAS database (YORYM-23991C) and there are similar illustrations in Read (2001, 133, fig 87, no.924) that date to late 15th-16th century.The object is 3.90 grams, 13.35mm diameterReference: Read, B. 2001. 'Metal Artefacts Of Antiquity: A Catalogue of Small Finds from Specific Areas of the United Kingdom.' Volume 1. Portcullis Publishing. Somerset
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