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Description: | A Type B1 medieval purse bar (and frame) made of copper-alloy. This purse bar dates to the late 15th - early 16th century. The type B purse bars are known for having relatively short bars. It has the remains of the circular loop, which has been cast as one with the shank. The neck of the shank, closest to the loop has several collars around it. Only two small stumps, represent where the loop once was, the breaks look very worn. The shank ends with a hemispherical rove. The block is sub-rectangular in shape, with rounded edges. The front of the block has been decorated with an engraved cross, made up of diagonal lines, from roughly corner-to-corner. The cross has been made into two triangles, with two vertical lines, which frame the engraved design. The reverse of the block is undecorated. The bar has circular sectioned arms. Either side of the block there is a double collar, which extend for approximately 6mm. After the collars the section of the arms gets much thinner. Before meeting the knop terminals, which have simply been slotted over the arms. On one side of the bar, where the arm get thinner, part of the purse frame is still attached. The frame has a loop, which was obviously slotted onto the arm, before the terminal was fitted into place. The loop is the terminal of the frame. The frame itself has a roughly D-shaped section. This part of the frame is bent, in the shape of the purse. Some of the artefacts original surface has been lost and some pitting has occurred. The metal is a mid greyish-green colour. Parallels can be seen in the reference below.
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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