Record ID: PUBLIC-DF206D
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, medieval, copper alloy zoomorphic purse bar. In one view a human/animal face is clearly visible and when rotated 90 degrees a snake mouth can be seen swallowing the bar. The detail on the face is remarkable, with lines running from the eyes down the cheeks, and tiny grooves below the broken pivot point representing hair. Once rotated the face of a snake swallowing the bar can be clearly seen. The chin and neck becoming the upper lip and nose, the back of the head the lower lip, and the eyebecoming the eye of the snake. Away from the head, the bar is bent about …
Created on: Tuesday 16th January 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 7th March 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mansfield area', grid reference and parish protected.