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Description: | The plate of a small copper alloy composite button with missing shank, dating from the 17th-18th century. It is discoidal and conical in shape, with convex upper surface and concave under. The decoration comprises four heart shaped loops radiating from the central peak. No exact parallel has been found for the decoration, but this type of composite button is generaly dated to the 17th-18th centuries (Read, 2005, 74-85). This button has a diameter of 15.54mm, is 5.05mm high and weighs 1.68g. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1600
1799 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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