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Description: | Copper alloyPossible Purse frame fragment. Cast tapered stem of lentoid section with a terminal knop decorated with diagonally circumferential grooves. At the other end, and at its widest point, the oval section stem gives way to a narrower round-section rod of diameter 3mm which projects a further 17mm. The end of this rod is lightly burred, suggesting this to be its full extent. It is considered this may be part of a purse frame of several components, perhaps one of a pair of arms, with the narrower end rod engaging a suspension loop, and the knop serving to retain a cloth or leather pouch on the frame. Now bent - though a marked curvature may have been integral to the function proposed. Suggested date: Late Medieval, 1350-1500.Length (as found): 40.3mm, Width (stem): 6.1mm, Thickness (stem): 3.2mm, Weight: 5.48gms.
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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