Record ID: SWYOR-432242 - POST MEDIEVAL purse

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PURSE

Unique ID: SWYOR-432242

Object type certainty: Probably

Part of one arm of a late Medieval - Post Medieval cast copper alloy purse bar (probably). The arm is slightly oval in section, 8.05 by 6.83mm and decorated with criss-crossing pairs of lines, which were originally inlaid with neillo. At one end is a flat terminal, possibly a worn break. At the other is an unusual feature; the arm has a slot across the end. It is not clear whether the two lugs (one each side of the slot) are complete or broken. Along the lower side of the arm is a thin projecting flange, now damaged, probably pierced by two holes where the fabric part of the purse would have been stitched to the bar. The purse bar is of Ward Perkins Type A1 (1940:164), which he dates to c.1475-1550 AD (p.160) but the slot is an unusual feature not seen on usual purses and may cast doubt on the identification.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1475
Date to: Circa AD 1550

Dimensions and weight

Length: 37.97 mm
Width: 11.19 mm
Thickness: 7.25 mm
Weight: 11.64 g
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Decoration style: Geometric [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with niello [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: Yorkshire And The Humber
County: West Yorkshire
District: Wakefield
Parish: South Kirkby And Moorthorpe

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: SE4411
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st August 2010 - Thursday 11th November 2010

Personal details

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 1359

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