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Description: | A cast copper oval strap fitting. A purse hanger. the object comprises a large hook extending into a rectangular frame with two apertures. The hook has a backward projecting terminal at the top of the arm below which is a recessed section with cross hatched decoration. The hook then widens into a D sectioned curve (the start of which is decorated with and incised saltire with a line above and below) before expanding into the rectangular frame. The frame is set in the same alignment as the arm so that it extends backwards. There are two apertures, the upper large and rectangular, the lower is smaller and circular. The surface of the object has traces of a black finish similar to that seen on some post medieval buckles. Identified by David Williams as a purse hanger for the attachment of a framed purse to a belt.Date: Late Medieval - Early Post Medieval c. 1450 -1550 Dimensions: 39.93 mm x 23.07 mm x 7.68 mmWeight: 13.48 gSimilar to HAMP-32A607. Also similar examples can be seen in Read, B, 2008, Hooked Clasps and Eyes, pages 214 - 215, nos. 771 - 773
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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