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BUTTON
Unique ID: NLM-A0DCF8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy button. Hollow composite biconvex discoid button possibly made in two halves, though a single blow hole in the back might indicate a one piece construction comparable to that of cast spherical bells. A drawn wire loop passes within the back of the button. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1650-1750.
Diameter: 14.3mm, Height (overall): 14.4mm, Weight: 1.69gms.
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 1650
Date to: Circa AD 1750
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 14.4 mm
Weight: 1.69 g
Diameter: 14.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 19th September 2015
Rally details.
This object was found at Boxted
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM30212
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Colchester (District)
To be known as: Boxted
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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