2011-04-12 12:06:12 Amy Downes acooper 2011-04-15 16:04:00 Amy Downes acooper SWYOR-432242 PURSE 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. 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 t... Copper alloy Cast POST MEDIEVAL MEDIEVAL POST MEDIEVAL 1475 1550 11.19 37.97 7.25 Geometric Fair Incomplete 2011-04-12 12:06:12 WEST YORKSHIRE WAKEFIELD SOUTH KIRKBY AND MOORTHORPE POINT( ) SE41SW SE4411 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 SWYOR Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2011 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable.