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Description: | An unidentified, cast lead alloy artifact probably dating from the seventeenth century. It consists of a curved, sub-rectangular piece of metal with an integral, thick pierced lug at one end of the underside. The upper side carries a simplistic representation of a crowned bust. The face is round, with circular eyes, a slim triangular nose and a short, straight groove representing the mouth. The face is framed by flowing, shoulder length hair. The crown has a solid band with two open arches, each containing a cross fitchee. All the edges are uneven and may be breaks. The artifact has a dark grey brown patina. It is 23.1mm long, 19.9mm wide and 11.1mm thick. It weighs 9.38gm.This object has some similarities with post medieval buttons depicting Charles I or II, for example those at database references NCL-64E498 and LEIC-AC25C6, but the size and thickness of the lug suggests that this is more likely to have been part of a hinge mechanism than a button loop. It was perhaps part of the lid of an inkwell or other vessel.
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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