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PURSE
Unique ID: YORYM-560D7A
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete copper-alloy purse hanger of medieval date, c. AD 1250 - 1400. This hanger comprises three arches, the central arch being slightly pointed. Narrowed terminals project to either end.
The metal has a dark green patina and survives in good condition. The object is 41.2mm long, 5.2mm wide, 1.9mm thick and weighs 2.5g.
Purse hangers were designed to swing freely from a bar mount on a girdle. When they were not used to attach purses to belts such objects were often used to attach knives. A close parallel can be found illustrated in Egan and Pritchard (1991, 223; ref. 1198) dating to the second half of the 14th century. Purse hangers are generally dated to the 13th century.
Class: hanger
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 41.2 mm
Width: 5.2 mm
Thickness: 1.9 mm
Weight: 2.5 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: YMT : E05331
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Millington (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE8154
Four figure Latitude: 53.97572822
Four figure longitude: -0.76650773
1:25K map: SE8154
1:10K map: SE85SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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