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Description: | A small, cast copper alloy button dating from 1450-1600AD. The upper surface is slightly domed and is decorated with a crude flower design consisting of a central pellet and a number of curved lines representing petals. The underside is flat and carries the remains of an integral, flat shank which has broken off at the point where it was pierced for attachment to a garment. The button is not quite circular, being 12.3mm long, 11.4mm wide and 8.8mm thick. It weighs 2.13gm. Reference: Bailey, Buttons and Fasteners 500BC-AD1840, page 27, figures 7.18 to 7.22.
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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