The Portable Antiquities Scheme
POST MEDIEVAL PURSE
1450
Cast copper alloy purse bar, Two round sectioned arms terminating in flat discs, separated from the bar by circumferential grooves. One terminal is missing. The fitting in the centre of the bar is unclear on the drawing but there was a swivel into which was fitting the suspension loop, its tip being expanded. The loop itself is trapezoid with a rectangular slot. It has a flat section. Length 47.0mm Height 19.0mm, Mass 5.35g..
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