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PURSE
Unique ID: SUR-2C1BC6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete short purse bar of Ward Perkins Type B3/Williams Class J. One arm survives as well as the block and the lower part of the swivelling loop. The block is rectangular and plain. The spherical terminal of the surviving arm is decorated with four spirally-radiating grooves.
Class:
bar
Sub class: Williams Class J
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: 45.61 mm
Weight: 17.2 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 22nd April 2010 - Thursday 29th April 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: B10.126
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: South Oxfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Shiplake (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU7678
Four figure Latitude: 51.495843
Four figure longitude: -0.906609
1:25K map: SU7678
1:10K map: SU77NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Museum | 1940 | London Museum Medieval Catalogue | London | HMSO |
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