Rights Holder: Kent County Council
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Unique ID: KENT-DA879D
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
A complete slightly warped cast lead-alloy button of 15th-17th century date.
Description: The button is cast in one piece and is discoidal with a flat back and integral cast drilled shank suspension loop, although this is now missing and remains only as two stubs at the centre of the reverse and middle of a slightly raised casting seam. The front is decorated with a cross cast in substantial relief within in a circular border. This creates 4 quadrant cells and there are also triangles projection form the circle into each quarter. The upper surface of the cross is decorated with low pellets evenly spaced along each arms to a slightly large central pellet. The Button is a dark grey colour.
Measurements: 28.96mm in diameter, 6.71mm thick and 13.23g in weight.
Discussion: Read (2005, No.53) illustrates a warped lead-alloy object he is uncertain of, however it resembles this object, Read's no.53 does in fact date from a secure 15th century context. Read also illustrates a similarlly shaped copper-alloy object (Read 2005, No.299) which is dated to the 17th century. a wide date range is therefore suggested.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 6.71 mm
Weight: 13.23 g
Diameter: 28.96 mm
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Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
4 Figure: TR3060
Four figure Latitude: 51.292653
Four figure longitude: 1.29748081
1:25K map: TR3060
1:10K map: TR36SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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