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Description: | Medieval purse bar; Cast copper alloy purse bar, probably dating to the late 15th century. The purse bar is formed of two pieces of copper alloy, one forming a bar with decorative terminals and the remains of the stitching plates and the other forming a swivelling knop which is fitted through the bar. The bar has a flattened cross section (in the vertical plane). It is humped at the centre, then narrows towards the ends before widening again at the flat, rounded terminals. The terminals are formed as double ridges. There is a narrow, flat strip of metal extending along to bottom of the purse bar, towards both ends. These strips are each pierced three times with small circular holes and would have been the area where the purse bar was stitched to the body of the purse. The centre of the main purse bar is also pierced with a large hole, through with an upright bar with a moulded, flattened handle knop passes. This bar is freely movable within the main purse bar and can be swivelled, as well as slid up and down through the hole. The whole purse bar has an even, thick, pale green patina over its surface.Length 50.9mm, width (top to bottom) 29.4mm, thickness 9.5mm, weight 25.44gRef: Mills, page 99, object NM.259 for similar shaped purse bar.
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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