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BUTTON
Unique ID: SWYOR-A23B2E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A lead alloy button of late Medieval or early Post-Medieval date, AD 1300 - 1700. It is sub-circular, with a convex front face decorated in relief with a central boss, six radiating lines, and two pellets in each segment. There is a raised rim. On the reverse is a casting rib (off centre) and an incomplete attachment loop. It is 26.5mm in diameter and 10mm thick. It weighs 13.32gm.
A close parallel is recorded on the database as LEIC-4B3416.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight: 13.32 g
Diameter: 26.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 21st September 2017 - Thursday 21st September 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 3036
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Geometric
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Ryedale (District)
Parish or ward: Appleton-le-Street with Easthorpe (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE7372
Four figure Latitude: 54.13866348
Four figure longitude: -0.88412846
1:25K map: SE7372
1:10K map: SE77SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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