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Description: | A cast copper-alloy button (1600-1700). The button is cast in one piece and has a convex front and a concave back. It has raised floriate decoration at the front. The back has the remains of a drilled lug at the centre. This button is corroded on both faces and has traces of a mid-green patina. It has loose light green copper alloy corrosion deposits and the surface of the metal, where visible is a dull red colour. There is a slight loss of material on the edge due to corrosion. Minute flecks of gilding are visible under magnifcation at the front.Diameter: 23.9mm; thickness: 7.1mm. Weight: 5.17g.
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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