SWYOR-354961: Post medieval dress accessory

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Unique ID: SWYOR-354961

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A copper alloy dress accessory which probably dates from the post medieval period. The object is a hollow spherical knop with a diameter of 5.67mm. In the base of the object are four small holes which may be for attachment. The top of the sphere is moulded into square areas with parallel lines filling them, with the direction of the lines at 90 degrees to the lines in the next square creating a chequerboard effect. This tiny object could have been a button, the head of a pin or a bead. The style of manufacture suggests a post medieval date, but it has not been possible to find parallel so the date and function is not certain.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1066
Date to: Circa AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 5.6 mm
Weight: 0.25 g
Diameter: 5.6 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 9th August 2007

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
Parish or ward: Saxton with Scarthingwell (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE4737
Four figure Latitude: 53.827149
Four figure longitude: -1.287438
1:25K map: SE4737
1:10K map: SE43NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 11 years ago

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