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Description: | An incomplete post-Medieval cast copper-alloy button with a separate iron wire shank (1600-1700).The head is circular in plan and slightly domed. At the front it has a central pellet from which eight spokes radiate towards the edge. In each angle are three pellets and two pellets at the end of each spoke. The back is slightly concave with a swelling at the centre to accommodate the shank. There is a linear casting seam at each side of the swelling.This button is greenish brown and the iron shank is largely missing. However, the stubs remain embedded within the swelling.Diameter: 25.73mm; thickness: 4.25mm. Weight: 4.56g.
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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