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PURSE
Unique ID: SF-32A7E2
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A very worn and corroded cast copper-alloy suspension loop, probably from a purse bar of early Post-Medieval date. It is oval shaped in form, tapering at its base where there is perhaps a transverse collar with the remains of a possible integrally cast circular rivet on the bottom surface. Traces of a dark green/brown patina are present in places, but all surfaces are extremely worn and with evidence of copper-alloy corrosion. It measures 32.37mm in length, 14.53mm in maximum width, 3.98mm in thickness, and weighs 2.22g. This suspension loop is probably from a purse bar of early Post-Medieval date similar to examples noted from London (see LMMC pp. 162-169). It probably dates to the 16th century AD if not a little later.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 32.37 mm
Width: 14.53 mm
Thickness: 3.98 mm
Weight: 2.22 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 2nd October 2008
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: Falkenham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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