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Description: | Medieval to Post Medieval (late 15th to early 16th centuries) purse bar; the purse bar is composed of two elements, the actual bar and then the loop. The purse bar has a central sub-square boss with a vertical perforation running the length of the boss. Protruding from either side of the boss is an integral, circular sectioned arm which terminates with a bulbous pointed knop. The loop is an inverted drop shape, and is a D-shape in cross-section. The lower terminal of the loop has a collar with a narrowed short circular sectioned arm protruding from the base. The arm is positioned within the boss of the bar. The arm terminates with a bulbous knop which protrudes at the base of the boss. The knops are undecorated. The purse bar is slightly abraded and has traces of an under developed dark green patina. It measures 55.05mm long and 67.12mm wide. It weighs 28.6g.Other similar examples are illustrated in the London Museum Catalogue (Ward-Perkins,1940), Figure 52 and type B6 is particularly similar to the recorded example, dating to the late 15th to early 16th centuries.
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