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LOT 1768
Medieval or Tudor Bronze Purse Bar
15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/4 in. (61 grams, 13.5 cm).
With hatched ornament to the outer ends of the bar and pierced rectangular panels beneath, swivel-mounted hoop. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s.
Literature
See Williams, D., Finds Research Group, Datasheet 50, Copper-Alloy Purse Components, 2018; Portable Antiquities Scheme nos. BH-C238C7 and NMS-8281F5.
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