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PURSE
Unique ID: HAMP-898A1B
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy suspension loop from a late medieval to early post-medieval purse bar (1450-1550). The loop is a sub-oval 'tear drop' shape, narrowing as it meets a conical base measuring 6.3mm in diameter at the top and expanding to 7.3mm over a length of c.7mm. At the wider end there are traces of the integral rivet that would have attached it to the central block of the purse bar, c.4.5mm in diameter.
The loop itself is D-shaped in cross-section, measuring 5.9x3.2mm and being flat to the inside surface.
The object is dark brown in colour and smooth where the patina remains intact, otherwise it is green and rough to touch. It measures 38.7mm in length, 19.1mm in max.width, 7.3mm in thickness and weighs 8.71g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1450
Date to: Circa AD 1550
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 38.7 mm
Width: 19.1 mm
Thickness: 7.3 mm
Weight: 8.71 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 30th July 2017 - Sunday 30th July 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Hampshire Cultural Trust Object Entry Form WINCM 486
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Hart (District)
To be known as: Dogmersfield
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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