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Description: | Part of the arm of a mediaeval purse-hanger or gypciere of fourteenth century type. It is a bar of flattish oval section, which is developed to greater rounded thickness (6mm)at the preserved end. The original object consisted of two such arms with a central loop,usually pivoted, for suspension. Dependent below the arm are two pierced lugs, 1mm thick with a hole of 2mm diameter, onto which the cloth or leather bag of the purse was sewn. The surface of the bar shows engaved lettering which is fillied with a lead or niello inlay. The letters include round forms of capital C and G, and Barred forms of A. These inscriptions are generally an abbreviated form of the formula AVE MARIA GRATIA PLENA DOMINUS TECUM, BENEDICTA TU IN MULIERIBUS (Hail Mary Full of Grace, the Lord is with Thee, Blessed art thou among women...) etc, i.e. the words of the annunciation of Gabriel to Mary, and the beginning of the Hail Mary prayer. What should correspond to the earliest part of the text engraved and inlayed on the present artefact does appear with several letters, including a barred A, but is not certainly deciphered. The end of the inscription, on the reverse side of the bar, shows the word GRACIA. Inscription: ...... [***************] GRACIA | Subjects: | gypciere | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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