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Description: | Post-Medieval cast lead alloy button. Circular in shape, with a domed front and flat back. On the front is an unclear raised design, possibly a bust, with a semi circle of pellets to one side; all within a border of inward pointing triangles. On the reverse is a casting line running from edge to edge and in the centre two stubs which would have formed each end of an integral loop. It has a diameter of 26.9mm, thickness of 5.9mm excluding the loop, 10.0mm including it and weighs 20.95 grams.Similar buttons are illustrated by Read (2005:56-64), including no.247 with a bust, which he dates to the 17th 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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