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BUTTON
Unique ID: DENO-A66AE6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Complete cast copper alloy button of probable Late Medieval or Early Post Medieval date (c. AD 1480 - AD 1600). The front of the button is convex and the back is flat and has an elongated loop The front is decorated with six lines of pellets in a regular grid pattern. The object is in good condition.
Notes:
A similar button is illustrated by Bailey, G. 2004, 'Buttons and Fasteners', Pagg 25, Fig. 7.15, described as lines and pellets design.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1480
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 14.7 mm
Weight: 4 g
Diameter: 13.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2012 - Monday 26th November 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Derby E7707
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: North Kesteven (District)
To be known as: Swinethorpe Area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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