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Description: | Medieval purse bar; cast copper alloy purse bar of probable late 15th or early 16th century date. The bar consists of a small, roughly cubic central block with long, narrow arms extending from each side. The arms are of circular cross section and now curve down just beyond the central block, although they would originally have been straight. One of the arms is broken off just after the curve and the end is missing. The remaining arm has a sub-spherical terminal, decorated with four moulded, curving lines giving a spiralling feel to the terminal. The central block is pierced vertically with a small circular hole, through which the remains of a separate shank pass. Below the central block the shank passes through a small, circular, slightly flaring base collar. The shank is broken off above the central block.The size and style of this purse suggest classification as a Ward-Perkins Type B, sub-type B3: these are characterised by their small size and gradual abandonment of the 15th century pendant loops for attachment of the bag to the arms of the bar (the bag was probably sewn straight around the bar instead). Type B3 has a small 'shield-shaped' central block, narrow arms and spiral terminals. These types date from the late 15th or early 16th century.Length 60.2mm, width 17.2mm, thickness 7.4mm, weight 21.36gRef: Ward-Perkins "London Museum Medieval Catalogue" (pp. 167-168, fig. 52, nos. B3)
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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