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Description: | Late Medieval copper alloy purse bar with central loop dating 1450-1550AD. The suspension loop is intact as is the boss which is an irregular shield shape rather squared and may well have once held a heraldic device and would probably originally have been gilded. The loop is intact and rounded. One of the wings has broken off but the other is intact ending in a rounded knop. The length is 50mm, width 48mm and thickness 8mm. The diameter of the loop is 18mm and the knop is 8mm square. Purse bars are a category of distinctive purses with metal frames and suspension features by which they are suspended from the girdle ... From the frame, made of iron, tin-plated iron, brass, silver or gold, hangs the leather bag part of the purse. In later centuries, other materials too were used, mainly textile. The frame surrounds the purse's aperture. Therefore it must be wide enough to admit a hand. Purses were generally suspended from belts during the medieval period, and essentially were simple leather or cloth bags gathered at the neck.
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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