Record ID: YORYM-BE1204 - POST MEDIEVAL button

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Unique ID: YORYM-BE1204

A cast copper alloy button of medieval to post-medieval date. The head of the button is spherical with a biconcial form. Extending out from the base of the button is the integral shank. The shank is an oval loop with a circular hole at its centre. The metal is a light reddish-brown colour, some traces of tinning remain.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1850

Dimensions and weight

Length: 15.6 mm
Width: 10.4 mm
Weight: 1.7 g
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Surface Treatment: Tinned [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: Yorkshire And The Humber
County: North Yorkshire
District: York
To be known as: Naburn

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Character undetermined [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 5th June 2010

Personal details

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Recorded by: Mrs Liz Andrews-Wilson - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Mrs Liz Andrews-Wilson - [view all attributed records]

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