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Description: | Sub-circular, cast lead alloy composite button. The front and back plates remain, but the attachment loop is missing. The front is and convex domed and decorated with a cast, raised design of a central pellet inside an outlined four pointed star. This is set inside a circular aperture in a larger four pointed star, behind which are two layers of further points (four pints on top and eight below) which form a starburst design. Running across the back of the front plate is is a central, raised casting line. The back is broken away from the front and slightly dented. It is undecorated and has a large irregular, fairly central irregular hole and a smaller irregular hole towards the edge. these are probably where the attachment loop was fixed. The edges are corroded and damaged. Post -medieval - 17th century. This find was identified by Brian Read and has been published in his 2005 book "Metal Buttons - c.900 BC to c.AD 1700 - page 102, no. 402 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Hayward Trevarthen, Ciorstaidh - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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