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Description: | A copper and lead alloy button (tombac), probably of early Post-Medieval date, AD1620 - 1680. It is hemispherical in form, flat on the underside and domed above. The underside carries the remains of an integral attachment loop, now broken away and missing. There is no decoration but the button has a smooth, dark brown patina. It is 11.3mm in diameter and 5.4mm thick. It weighs 2.38gm.Compare: Bailey, 2004, Buttons and Fasteners 500BC - AD1840, page 35, numbers 8.19 - 8.22.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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