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Description: | A copper-alloy possible incomplete purse frame, most likely to be late medieval or early post medieval in date. It consists of a central rectangular block, which is hollow and has parallel rectangular notches through its lower edge. This block measures 17.7mm in height, 13.5mm in width and 9.4mm in thickness, it tapers in width and thickness towards its top. A loop and central shank could have originally passed through this block.
Projecting from the lower edge of either side of the central block are two incomplete arms, rectangular in plan with a rounded upper face and a concave inner face. One arm is longer than the other but bent and also has a circular hole through its centre. This could be an attachment hole for the fabric part of the purse. Each arm is 12.3mm in width and the longer arm c38mm in surviving length, there is 42.3mm between either incomplete end of the arms.
There are traces of gilding on the outer faces of both the arms and the central block. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Minter, Faye - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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