BH-B93D26: Loop from a 15th to 16th century purse bar

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PURSE

Unique ID: BH-B93D26

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A copper-alloy loop from a late 15th to early 16th century purse bar. The object is sub-oval, tapering towards the bottom, where there is a remnant of the circular-section bar. The loop itself is roughly hemispherical in section, with a flat inner surface and convex outer edge. It measures 29.4mm high by 17.8mm wide and 5mm thick and weighs 3.68g. It is heavily corroded.

Class: Loop

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: with finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1475
Date to: Circa AD 1550

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 29.4 mm
Width: 17.8 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight: 3.68 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 10th October 2005

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Ver 05/186 - 5

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Wycombe (District)
To be known as: Lacey Green

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Current location: with finder

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Ward Perkins, J.B.	1940	The London Museum Medieval Catalogue	London	HMSO	158

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Recording Institution: BH
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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