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Description: | A copper-alloy purse frame of late 15th to early 16th century AD date; London Museum type B1 (London Museum; 1967; pp. 167).
The central block is rectangular in plan and has a central vertical hole. This block is decorated on one side with an incised cross with one pellet in each quarter. The bar is short, of circular section and increases in diameter towards the distal ends; here, there is a slot, to which is attached a loop from the missing hanging portion. The bar terminates at each end in a moulded knob. The loop is elongated and has a moulded, three-ribbed horizontal band at the bottom. The shank is of circular section and is fitted into the ring-shaped rove.
The object is slightly corroded. It measures 61.7mm high, by 50.2mm wide and 13.6mm thick. The weight is 51.43g. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1475
1525 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Julian Watters | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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