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BUTTON
Unique ID: SF-204090
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A worn and complete cast lead circular button of Post-Medieval date.
The head is D-shaped in section with a flat back face. In the centre of the front face is a bust facing right within a circumferential border. In the centre of the back face is an integral perforated lug.
This button measures 12.94mm in diameter, 2.03mm in thickness, 5.05mm in total length (including lug), 1.47g in weight.
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 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 5.05 mm
Thickness: 2.03 mm
Weight: 1.47 g
Diameter: 12.94 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st July 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Forest Heath (District)
To be known as: Icklingham
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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