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Description: | An incomplete post-Medieval cast-copper-alloy button (1500-c. 1600).This button is circular in plan, domed at the front and flat at the back. It has an integral drilled shank. At the front it has moulded decoration in the form of a seven petalled flower head. It has a central pellet and a curvilinear border. The shank, 6.0 x 5.3 x 1.5mm, is rectangular in cross-section and a break has occurred mid-way across the drilled hole.This button has no patina and the surface of the metal is a drab reddish brown colour.Height: 10.4mm; diameter: 12.7mm. Weight: 3.28gA similar button has been published and dated c. 16th century (Read 2005: 31, ref: 100). Read suggests that these buttons may be as early as the late 15th century.
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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