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Description: | Silver button. Bi-convex, upper and lower half made of sheet metal and soldered together, separate soldered wire shank, two blow-holes in the reverse. Upper half has a central repoussé pellet surrounded by a engraved flower and curving tendrils ending in three leaves and a fruit, possibly a pomegranate, split open to reveal cross hatching representing seeds, all on a field of very fine and closely spaced transverse lines. Traces of gilding. 17th century. Diameter 13mm, height 15mm. Weighing 1.81g.
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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