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Description: | A copper alloy purse frame fragment dating from the late medieval period or post medieval period. The object is 67.6mm long, 6.6mm wide and 6.4mmm thick. It is L shaped in section and there is one rivet hole in the centre and part of one at the break at one end. There are file marks on the flange containing the rivet holes. The other flange is decorated with incised letters and foliage containing niello. The inscription reads "GLORIA". Religious inscriptions are quite common on purse frames of this date, as are illiterate inscriptions. The frame probably dates from the late fifteenth century or sixteenth century (Ward Perkins, 1940).
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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