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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy button of Post-Medieval date, probably seventeenth century (AD 1600 - AD 1700). Length: 7.8mm; diameter: 15.2mm. Weight: 2.66g.The head of the button is circular in plan. At the front it is slightly convex and the back is flat. At the centre of the back is an integral perforated shank which has a width of 7.4mm and a thickness of 1.4mm. A break has occurred across the perforation and each break is old. At the front, engraved decoration consists of a central six-pointed star with four radiating rows of multiple short transverse lines. These lines form a cross. In each quadrant, formed by the arms of the cross, there is a star which is similar to the one at the centre. There is a circular groove forming a border close to the periphery.This button is noticeably worn at the front and has a matt mid-green patina overall. There is no sign of any filing or surface treatment.No analogy found for the decoration on the front of the button.
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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