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BUTTON
Unique ID: SF-761E94
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper alloy Post-Medieval button. It is a one-piece circular solid-domed button with a long shank perforated with a small circular loop. The head is decorated with an eight-petalled fleurette. The button measures 12.46mm in diameter and 13.3mm in length, weighing 2.81g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 13.3 mm
Weight: 2.81 g
Diameter: 12.46 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st August 2011
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: Little Blakenham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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