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Description: | A lead alloy (tombac?) button dating from the Post Medieval period, about AD 1600 - 1700. It has a solid circular head with a small pimple or dot on the apex. In profile it is D shaped. The reverse is flat with a scar from the missing attachment loop which was probably of wire. It is 14.2mm diameter, 6.8mm thick and 5.51g. The metal is grey and reflective.Compare examples in Buttons & Fasteners by Gordon Bailey, Page 35.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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