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Description: | A complete post medieval copper alloy purse frame and loop handle, in very good condition. The purse comprises a circular flat frame and a rotating oval loop handle. The suspension loop, before it passes through the hole in the frame, has decorative transverse mouldings and ends in a hexagonal rove. The frame narrows at the point where the loop pivot passes through it. On each side of the handle the frame commences wider and has a pair of opposing angular extensions each perforated with a circular hole. The upper surface of the frame has cast decoration with symmetrical curling foliate scrolls edged on both sides with a pelleted border. The recessed field appears to have been filled with a black substance which emphasises the foliate motifs. The lower face of the frame has a 2mm high, centrally placed, rib which runs most of the way around the frame, giving the frame a T-shaped section. There are five holes through the rib, evenly spaced around the circumference, for suspension of the purse itself.This is an extract from David Williams' purse report (pers comm):A group of nine unusual and distinctive bars with associated loops (LANCUM-9D6657; SUR-9D48F7; SUR-AC4468; SUR-4E8851; SUR-2D4C27; NARC-B914D8; NMS-D34BB6, DENO-B28F08, BERK-F29113 and SUSS-AABBC7). None is complete and no terminals to the arms have yet been recognised. The flat wing-like bars emerge from prominent ribs places either side of a simple cylindrical block and curve sharply downwards with at least one attachment hole for the bag. Uniquely, each bar has cast scrolling foliate forms on both sides. The loops are small and circular and have prominent collars and roves. Also, SUR-9048F7 retains a separate fitting which is attached to the loop and which was hung from the belt; a similar fitting partially survives on NARC-B914D8.A small number of possible frame fragments have been recorded which may relate to Class H bars. These have a T-shaped section. One has cast foliate decoration (NMS-68A4C5) and another (NMS-AE2EF7) has what appears to be cast devolved lettering.
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