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Description: | Incomplete copper-alloy purse frame of mid fifteenth to mid sixteenth century date. The suspension loop, central swivel block and part of one of the arms survive. The sub-oval shaped suspension loop is oval in section and has a flared collar at the base with a tang projecting down through the hole in the swivel block at the base. This tang, which is circular in section, is secured at the underside of the block with a chunky circular washer. The central swivel block is cuboid in shape, flat at the top and slightly convex at the base. Projecting from either end of this block were the circular sectioned aroms of the purse, a short length of one of these arms survives and only the stump of the other. Other fragments of purse fitting found nearby (and shown together in the photograph) may be related to this find, including a length of one purse arm with a spherical end knop decorated with diagonal grooves.Purse frames of this type are categorized as Ward Perkins type B3. See PAS record HESH-26B990 for a more complete example and a discussion of this classification system. Dated c. 1450-1550.
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