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Description: | A medieval lead alloy purse shaped pendant, or possibly badge. The purse is roughly trapezodial and covered on both sides with raised hatching. The purse 'hangs' via two looping sections on a belt with a round buckle at one end. The opposite end loops and travels back across the purse on one side; the strap is decorated with ring-and-dots. There is also a cylindrical projection from the base of the purse. The reverse is also decorated with the purse design but with less embellishment. There are two pairs of holes on the object; two are in the gap between the looping attachments of the purse and belt and have been made during casting. Another two are on the body of the purse itself and have been punched through after casting. There is also a now separated attachment loop which appeared to originally have been integrally attached above the belt between the purse loops. The pendant measures 26.0mm (length) x 33.6mm (width) x 2.8mm (thickness); the separated attachment loop measures 8.9mm (length) x 5.9mm (width) x1.7mm (thickness), and together they weigh 3.99g.The style of the purse and the general techniques used to create the pendant suggest it is from the medieval period, c. 1300-1500 AD. The purse could have been a charm for protection or security.
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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