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Description: | A copper alloy purse bar which dates from the late medieval period. It is 65.7mm long, 13.3mm wide and 12.7mm thick. The bar is hexagonal in section, with three sides forming a square section, but the remaining side divided into three faces. At each end is a cylindrical projection with a wider disc at the very end. These projections are where the curved frame of the purse would have attached to the bar. The centre of the bar is swollen into an oval hape and there is a circular hole running from top to bottom. This is where the loop to attach the purse to the belt would have fitting. The sides of the bar are decorated with two vertical lines on each face of each arm. From the base of the bar project two flanges, one on each arm. These are pierced with a raow of six holes on each. These would have been to se the fabric part of the purse to the bar. The hanger, loop and frame are all missing but the bar is in very good condition. It has a light green patina. A similar example is IOW-E02212 on the database, and further examples can be seen in Ward-Perkins (1940). Purses of this style date from about1400 ?? 1550. | Subjects: | bar | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Cooper, Amy - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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