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Description: | A copper-alloy button, probably dating from the Late Medieval to early post-Medieval period.The button has been cast in one piece. The openwork head is flattened-hemispherical in form. The upper hemisphere has a central boss, and six sub-triangular perforations, each separated from the next by a rib with a longitudinal groove at its centre. The lower hemisphere is similar but the ribs bear no grooves and two of the perforations are poorly cast. The loop is parallel-sided, with a curved end, flat surfaces and a circular perforation. The button measures 17.9mm long, 11.1mm in diameter and weighs 1.71g.
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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