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Description: | A corroded, incomplete post medieval copper alloy pyramid shaped composite button with a copper wire attachment loop. In plan the button is triangular, with three face joining at a rounded apex. One of the edges between two of the faces has broken away, revealing the hollow inside of the button. The body of the button is a dark grey colour but the copper wire loop has retained its brassy colour. The button measures 18.2mm (length) x 13.7mm (original width)/ 10.0mm (width of broken area) and weighs 3.75g.Read separates copper wire looped buttons into two groups, one medieval (dating to the late 13th to 14th century AD; 2005, 21) and one post medieval (dating to the 17th century AD; 2005, 75). The grey colour of the body of the button suggests a high tin content which Read associates with the later buttons (ibid.); therefore a 17th century date is suggested.
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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