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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy belt or purse hanger of Medieval date. One arch and terminal end survive intact, the remainder of the object now missing due to old breaks. The surviving arch is D-shaped in section with a lozenge-shaped projection where it terminates in old breaks. At the surviving terminal end is a short arm with central constriction or waist, transverse ridges to either side and a projecting globular knop. The object has the remains of a dark green patina and measures 29.69mm in length, 18.03mm in width/height, 2.55mm in thickness and weighs 2.83g.This is a Medieval belt or purse hanger that would have swung freely from a girdle to allow objects such as purses or knives to be attached to the belt. It finds a close parallel in an example from London (Egan and Pritchard, 1991: no. 1198) and dates to the 13th or 14th centuries AD.
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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