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PURSE
Unique ID: NLM-A7DBB2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy mount fragment. Cast pendent loop fragment, from the hanger for a purse. A flat arch met its counterpart [now lost] at a narrow projecting knop; the remaining arch has a short horizontal bar at its end. Diagonal file marks appear on the back, with traces of vertical filing on the display face. Suggested date: Medieval, 1270-1400.
Length: 24.1mm, Height: 9.5mm, Thickness: 2.3mm, Weight: 1.11gms
Class: hanger
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1270
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 24.1 mm
Height: 9.5 mm
Thickness: 2.3 mm
Weight: 1.11 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 14th November 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM34598
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: near Gainsborough
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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