File:Medieval copper alloy purse bar (FindID 581993).jpg

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Medieval copper alloy purse bar
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Danielle Wootton, Danielle Wootton, 2013-10-22 10:57:22
Title
Medieval copper alloy purse bar
Description
English: A medieval copper alloy purse bar which consists of a an oval suspension loop at the top, central boss and bar. The boss at the centre of the bar is shield shaped and has a linear decoration on one side in the form of two inverted intertwining 'V's. The other side of the boss has three niello triangles arranged in the form of a Tau cross. The ends of the bar have broken away on each side, one end has broken away more than the other. The item dates from the 14th to the 15th centuries. A similar example can be seen in the Salisbury Museum catalogue, fig 27, number 170, p134.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Devon
Date between 1400 and 1500
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1400-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 581993
Old ref: DEV-64BBB7
Filename: Medieval purse bar.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/443556
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/443556/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/581993
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(Reusing this file)		 Attribution-ShareAlike License version 4.0 (verified 21 November 2020)
Object location50° 56′ 53.52″ N, 4° 15′ 54.5″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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