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PURSE

Unique ID: CAM-AEF7F3

Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow status: Published

A fragment of copper-alloy purse frame dating to the late medieval or early post-medieval period. The fragment comprises a curved strip of copper alloy which tapers to a point at one end. The strip is hollow and semi-circular in cross-section. The upper surface is decorated with pairs of diagonal incised grooves forming a series of triangles. The hollow underside of the strip is filled with a brown/white accretion. The object measures 88mm in length,7mm in width and 5mm in thickness.

Class: Frame

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1450
Date to: AD 1550

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 88 mm
Width: 7 mm
Thickness: 5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 8th February 2004

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: South Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: South Cambridgeshire

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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