DOR-7287E5: Late medieval to early Post Medieval purse bar.

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PURSE

Unique ID: DOR-7287E5

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

One arm of a copper alloy purse bar dating to c.1450-1500 of Ward Perkins type A2. The bar has a thin oval cross section, it tapers to a narrow circular sectioned knop. There are traces of two integral pierced lobes on the lower edge of the arm for attachment of a leather or fabric purse, one is almost complete. Both faces of the arm show traces of decoration, possibly an inscription or blundered lettering and vertical lines of inlay (probably niello) now illegible.
Reference: Saunders.P, 2012, pg.106-107, no.172, pg.134, fig.27. A similar purse bar with inscription can be seen on the PAS database: YORYM-E1632C, KENT-1DF1BA.
Date: Late Medieval to early Post Medieval.
Dimensions: 55.74mm x 11.16mm x 4.97mm.
Weight: 8.41g

Class: Bar
Sub class: Williams Type A2

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1440
Date to: Circa AD 1540

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 55.74 mm
Width: 11.16 mm
Thickness: 4.97 mm
Weight: 8.41 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 7th October 2018

Rally details.

This object was found at Piddletrenthide October 2018

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: FRS 86

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with niello

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: West Dorset (District)
Parish or ward: Piddletrenthide (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SY7199
Four figure Latitude: 50.78983684
Four figure longitude: -2.41278403
1:25K map: SY7199
1:10K map: SY79NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Saunders, P.	2012	Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum Medieval Catalogue Part 4	Salisbury	Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum	pg.106-107, 134.	No.172, fig.27.

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Recording Institution: DOR
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 2 years ago

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