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Description: | An incomplete cast lead and tin alloy button dating to the post-medieval period. The button is discoidal with a convex front and falt back. There is a moulding seam visible on the back and an incompete shank and loop are located in the in the centre of this seam. The front is decorated with raised mouldings in the shape of an eight-petalled flower with pointed terminals and a central pellet within a round border. Between the terminals of the petals the space is decorated with cross-hatching. Similar button are illustrated in Read (2005:78 no 318) and are dated to the 17th century AD.
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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