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PURSE
Unique ID: LEIC-EE4066
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Late Medieval/early Post Medieval copper alloy and gold purse bar, 80mm long, 32mm wide and 8mm thick. The object is in fair condition with a green patina and weighs 49.08 g. The object consists of a central rectangular solid block, from the sides of which extend two sub circular arms arms with semi-spherical terminals, 15mm in diameter. Protruding from the lower edge of the block is a further smaller rectangular block which has a further bar attached to its lower edge, which has one semi-spherical terminal, C. 7mm in diameter. The centre of the upper side of the large rectangular block has a small rectangular recess, from which emerges a circular sectioned object, possibly part of a suspension loop? The surface of the object is covered in small circular depressions which are filled with gilding which are arranged in a swirling pattern. There are small traces of the same decoration on the reverse of the object as well.
Class:
bar
Sub class: Williams Class H3
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1450
Date to: AD 1550
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 80 mm
Width: 32 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight: 49.08 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 7th March 2007
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Rugby (District)
Parish or ward: Clifton upon Dunsmore (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP5477
Four figure Latitude: 52.38837235
Four figure longitude: -1.20796469
1:25K map: SP5477
1:10K map: SP57NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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