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Description: | A fragment of a Medieval to Post Medieval cast copper alloy purse frame, dating from c. 1450-1550. Williams Class A2. The fragment is part of the frame of a purse, with old breaks at both ends. The fragment is L-shaped in cross-section and has a curved profile. There is a circular hole perforating one side; these holes would have enabled a cloth bag to be sewn to the frame to complete the purse. There is an inscription separated in the middle with a curvilinear motif along one side. The inscription possibly reads "[...] ET - GLO[RIA]". There are no traces of remaining niello inlay. It measures 55mm long, 7.9mm wide, 1.9mm thick. It weighs 7.9 grams.A similar inscribed example reading 'DEO HONOR ET GLORIA' with foliate decoration has been recorded onto the PAS database as record LON-D8DAE7. That example has also been illustrated in Williams (Draft, 2012), 'Copper Alloy Purse Bars and Frames. A new classification using finds from England and Wales recorded by the Portable Antiquities Scheme', Fig. 11.
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