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BUTTON
Unique ID: CAMHER-9AC834
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Published 
Small silver hemispherical element, shank or attachment loop missing. The function of this object is not clear. It has been described as a button fragment, which seems plausible, though the form is unusual for post-medieval buttons of the 16th and early 17th Century reported through the Treasure Act to date. Probably 16th Century.
Notes:
As such, due to its age and precious metal content, this object qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being disclaimed as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2007T418
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1500
Date to: AD 1650
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 2nd November 2006
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 2007 T418
Treasure case number: 2007T418
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: South Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: West Wratting
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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