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Description: | A cast copper-alloy button of post-Medieval (17th to 18th century) date.The domed head is circular in plan, the convex upper surface bearing a pattern of enamelled cells. At the centre of this design is a white-enamel-filled circular cell surrounded by six triangles, the latter alternating between white and black insets. Each of the spaces between the triangles is filled by a leaf-like setting with internal swirls and a black enamel inset. Six panels of red enamel insets, each containing a swirling motif, form a ring around the circumference of the head. At the centre of the concave reverse is an integrally cast loop, consisting of a perforated, right-angled projection.Dimensions: approximately 23mm diameter. Weight not recorded.
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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