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Description: | A cast copper-alloy stud of early Post-Medieval date. It has a circular, dome-shaped head with moulded decoration on the front face and an integrally cast rivet on the back face. The decoration consists of a central raised dot surrounded by a beaded ring, perhaps in imitation of filigree. This is surrounded by six smaller dots with similar beaded decoration, in addition to single pellets between the outer edges of the smaller dots and a beaded border. The sides of the head are vertical, slightly thicker to one side, and have traces of gilding as does the front face. The integral rivet is square in section and tapers towards a point. The entire object measures 15.31mm in diameter at head, 6.05mm in thickness at head, 21.85mm in length including rivet, and weighs 5.11g.This decorative stud finds parallels in a near identical copper-alloy button from Buckinghamshire (BUC-2738C5) as well as a stud from Kent (KENT-63AEA0) and a silver button from Bedfordshire (BH-C5D398). The decoration is also reminiscent of Tudor dress fittings and this suggests a probable 16th century AD date for the current object.
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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