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Description: | Post medieval cast lead button. The button has a slightly convex front with a moulded design of a raised eight petalled flower with a raised pellet with a recessed centre and raised triangles in the angles between the ends of the petals. The back is flat with a mound line running across the centre and the stub of the integral loop in the centre. It is 14.9mm in diameter, 3.1mm excluding the loop, 4.8mm including and weighs 2.94 grams.An identical looking button with a complete loop is illustrated in Read (2005:61, no.234) which he dates to the 16th 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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