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Description: | A copper alloy button which probably dates from the post medieval period. The button is square in plan and is slightly domed. The front is divided into quarters with a raised line, and each quarter is decorated with double square spiralled grooves. These may have contained enamel. There is a projecting lobe at each corner of the button with a circular cell in each. One contains white glass or enamel still. The reverse of the button is concave and there is a central loop which is slightly squashed. The metal is dark green with a flaky brown patina. There are very few buttons with square heads recorded on the PAS database or published. Another example is CORN-1A2EC0. However, the style suggests a 16th century date. The button is 16.67mm square and 9.52mm thick. It weighs 5.93g.
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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