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Description: | A cast copper alloy purse hanger or arched pendent belt mount, with one of its two cast mounts still attached. The mount comprises of three inverted arches and an 'arm' which holds the attachment in place, length 44.99mm. The central arch is larger than the two flanking ones. The arches have been decoratively bevelled and faint file marks are still visible. Only one arm survives. The arms are simply, a bar of copper alloy, which jut out from side of the inverted flanking arches. This bar has a spherical knop terminal. The other arm has been broken off the break looks very worn. The belt attachments are rectangular in shape (11.8 x 4.2mm) with a loop, which extends down from the main rectangular plate. The surviving plate has two rivet holes, but only one full rivet survives, the other only survives as a fragment. The loop of this attachment hooks under the arm to the reverse, where it expands into a square plate with hole drilled through the middle. These attachment loops would have fixed the belt mount to a strap. The artefact is incomplete. It is slightly worn but it still has a smooth dark brownish-green patina. This artefact dates from 13th century - 14th century, based on parallels in 'Dress Accessories', p.223-4 (see 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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