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BUTTON
Unique ID: NMS-4EAB46
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post-medieval copper alloy button. Solid, bi-convex head with central pellet, separately inserted wire loop missing. 17th century. Diameter: 13mm.
Similar in Read (2005, 53, No.191)
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Diameter: 13 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 26th September 2012 - Wednesday 24th October 2012
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 28176
Other reference: DDMD102012
Materials and construction
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read, B. | 2005 | Metal Buttons c. 900 BC - c. AD 1700 | Langport | Portcullis Publishing | 53, No.191 |
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