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Description: | Medieval cast copper-alloy purse-hanger. The object has a straight bar, not offset or narrowed, and two arches separated by a central internal projection which ends in a very slightly rounded knob. The hanger is not entirely symmetrical, as one side is straighter and narrower (perhaps due to corrosion) and the opposite side is wider and slightly curved. The length is 32.7mm, the width is 24.9mm and the weight is 4.25g.Whitehead (2003, 42-3) illustrates three very similar three-arched objects with bars, and tentatively identifies them as strap clasps. A variety of arched purse hangers can be seen in Egan and Pritchard (1991, 219-224), however, together with sculptural depictions of the objects in use.
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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