2012-01-29 21:52:17 Frank Basford fbasford 2012-01-31 17:48:00 Frank Basford fbasford IOW-5BF915 PURSE An incomplete Late Medieval to Early post-Medieval cast copper-alloy purse bar (c. 1450-c. 1550 AD). The central block is sub-rectangular in plan and cross-section. It is perforated vertically at the centre to accommodate the shaft of the suspension loop. On the underside, at either side of the perforation, there is a large 'V'-shaped nick. The front and back of the central block is decorated with a low relief groove forming a border. The suspension loop is incomplete and the separate rove at the opposite end of the shaft is intact. The suspension loop, its shaft and the rove are fused to the central block. At each end of the central block there is a short arm terminating with a separate domed rove. Between this rove and the central block at each end there are the remains of a frame. These fragments of the frame are free moving. All elements are made of copper-alloy. This object is covered with light green corrosion products and has traces of a green patina. The breaks are old and there is a large dent on one face of the central block. Height: 31.67mm; width: 48.38mm; thickness: 8.59mm. Weight: 35.57g. A similar purse bar is illustrated in Ward-Perkins 1940; 167, Fig. 52, ref: B1 the late 15th to early 16th centuries. A similar purse bar has been recorded from Sellack Parish, Herefordshire. See Portable Antiquities Scheme find: WAW-0BD046. An incomplete Late Medieval to Early post-Medieval cast copper-alloy purse bar (c. 1450-c. 1550 AD). The central block is sub-rectangular in plan and cross-section. It is perforated vertically at the centre to accommodate the shaft of the suspension loop. On the underside, at either side of the p... Copper alloy MEDIEVAL MEDIEVAL Late POST MEDIEVAL Early 1450 1550 48.38 31.67 8.59 Poor Incomplete 2012-01-29 21:52:17 ISLE OF WIGHT ISLE OF WIGHT POINT( ) GPS SZ41SW SZ4412 29.06.2003 Metal detector Club rally 1 IOW Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2012 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.