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BUTTON
Unique ID: SF-ADE777
Object type certainty: Certain
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A complete copper alloy late medieval to post-medieval button. It has a simple biconvex head with an integral oval loop extending from the centre of the reverse. It survives in fine condition with a hiny green patina.
See Read (2005, 61-62) for parallels, all of which come from late 15th to 17th century contexts.
Diameter of head: 11.81mm, total length: 17.09mm, weight: 6.56g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1450
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 17.09 mm
Weight: 6.56 g
Diameter: 11.81 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Forest Heath (District)
To be known as: Mildenhall
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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