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PURSE
Unique ID: NMS-8C0906
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Small fragment of a medieval copper alloy C- or L-sectioned pendent loop from a purse frame, broken at both ends, one across an attatchment hole. The outer face is engraved with an oblique lattice in which some niello inlay remains. Ward Perkins 1940, Type A. Extant length only 38mm. c.1450 - c.1500.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1450
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 38 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 16th May 2016 - Wednesday 28th September 2016
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 29550
Other reference: IND28092016JS
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Surface Treatment: Multiple
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: South Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Deopham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TG0500
Four figure Latitude: 52.55920342
Four figure longitude: 1.02280635
1:25K map: TG0500
1:10K map: TG00SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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