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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy purse hanger of medieval date. Originally of the three arched type only half of the central pointed arch and one flanking arch with terminal end survive. The rest of the object has been lost to an old worn break. The incomplete central arch is ovate in section with a pointed apex and a feathered knop at the junction with the second smaller arch. The smaller arch is also ovate in section with a tubular expansion from the opposite end by which the object would have been hinged.The metal has a dark brownish-green patina and is worn. The object is 41.1mm long, 11.9mm wide, 4.7mm thick and weighs 5.6g.This object would have swung freely from a girdle to allow objects such as purses or knives to be attached to the belt. It dates to the 13th or 14th centuries AD. Similar examples can be seen in Griffiths, Philpott and Egan, p.126, pl.21, no.1300.
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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