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Description: | Copper alloy purse bar and loop. The loop is oval with a projecting bar at the base that has a narrow waist and hemispherical terminal. The purse bar frame has rectangular block in the centre which has a hole passing through the middle forming the hub for the spindle. Expanded shoulders flank the hub, these are decorated with a moulded zoomorphic design of an animal's head with a gaping mouth from which the bar emanate. At the junction between the hub and the shoulders is an upwards protruding lug in the shape of an inverted cone. The bars are curved downwards and have a V-shaped in cross-section with a hollow back. A series of holes on the bar allows the purse to be sewn onto the frame, one of the bars has been truncated at the shoulder.
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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