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PURSE

Unique ID: LEIC-9F44C5

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Late Medieval/early Post Medieval copper alloy purse bar, 46mm long and 3mm in diameter. The object is in fair condition with a pale brown patina and weighs 8.13 grams. The object represents half of a purse bar. It has a broken central loop, 7mm wide, which was sub rectangular in form with a circular hole. This is attached to a plain circular sectioned shaft which is 3mm in diameter and 30mm long. The object terminates with a circular knop, 8mm deep and 11mm in diameter, which has a linear depression running along its outer side, resembling a screw head.

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: 46 mm
Width: 11 mm
Weight: 8.13 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 8th February 2006

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: Daventry (District)
Parish or ward: Sibbertoft (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP6882
Four figure Latitude: 52.431759
Four figure longitude: -1.001269
1:25K map: SP6882
1:10K map: SP68SE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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Recording Institution: LEIC
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 11 years ago

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