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BUTTON

Unique ID: PUBLIC-86682F

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Medieval Copper alloy button of c. AD1500-1700 date. . Cast one-piece with integral drilled shank. The head of the button is Discoidal; circular; solid; convex front; flat back. It has multiple concentric circles of moulded beading on the upper surface of the button. It has a rectangular-section rectangular shank with a rounded end.

Similar examples can be seen in Read ( 2005) page 31, ref 100.

Diameter: 10.5mm, Height: 15.8mm, Weight: 3.5g

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 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Height: 15.8 mm
Weight: 3.5 g
Diameter: 10.5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 22nd September 2013

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Canterbury (District)
Parish or ward: Barham (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TR2149
Four figure Latitude: 51.19745492
Four figure longitude: 1.16182545
1:25K map: TR2149
1:10K map: TR24NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

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	31	100

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Recording Institution: PUBLIC
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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