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Description: | An Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) cast copper-alloy and gilded button from a shield boss (c. 450-c. 600 AD).The button is flat and circular in plan. At the front it has tri-lobed feature that extends to the edge. This feature is sub-circular at the centre and each lobe is lozenge-shaped. Between each lozenge, adjacent to the central part, there is a groove containing small billets. The front is gilded but the tri-lobed feature is not. At the rear there is a central integral spike, circular in cross-section. It has a length of 6.2mm and a maximum diameter of 3.7mm. However, it is unclear whether it is complete or broken.The tri-lobed feature and the rear of the stud have corrosion which is active. There are numerous fine scratch marks on the gilded surfaces. In some places the gilding is lost.Diameter: 22.9mm; thickness: 8.7mm. Weight: 4.72g.
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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