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Description: | One half of a decorated copper-alloy purse bar of late medieval to early post-medieval date. Consists of a single side bar with, at one end, a central boss and, at the other end, a decorative terminal. The side bar measures 62.2mm long and, whilst it would have originally been straight, has become significantly bent towards the central boss end. The side bar is circular in section and measures 6.5mm diameter. Approximately half of its length (the half nearest to the terminal) is decorated by means of double parallel criss-crossed lines. Traces of black on these suggest that they may originally have been filled with niello. On the underside of the side bar (underneath the decoration) are the remnants of an attachment flange, with the remaining halves of two sewing holes, to which the purse would have been attached. This attachment flange measures 26.4mm long, by 2.9mm wide. The terminal consists of a simple rounded knob, measuring 7.8mm in diameter. The central boss is ovoid in shape and has a vertical hole running through the centre of it from top to bottom. The boss measures 16.8mm long, by 15mm wide and 11mm high. The central hole is 5.8mm in diameter. On the other side of the central boss is part of the other side bar. It is just 3.4mm long. The weight of the piece is 29.56g. The total length is 89mm.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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