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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy button of 17th century date (1600-1700).The button is circular in plan, convex at the front and concave at the rear. At the front, it has a moulded or engraved abstract design representing an open flower head. The rear face has an incomplete integral drilled shank. A break has occurred across the drilled hole.This button has a mid-brown patina at the front and rear, although the patina at the rear is mainly covered with mid-green copper alloy corrosion deposits.Diameter: 28.4; thickness: 5.8mm; weight: 9.31g.Similar buttons with integral drilled shanks, concave backs and flower designs are illustrated in Read 2005: 39-42.
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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