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14th-15th century button
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Julian Watters, 2005-11-08 09:19:04
Title
14th-15th century button
Description
English: A lead or lead-alloy button of 14th to 15th century AD date. The object is circular in plan and has cast decoration on its upper surface, consisting of six raised, equally-spaced ridges each decorated with a line of pellets and converging to a central circular protrusion. On the reverse is a casting line and, at the centre, a remnant of the integral loop. The piece is heavily corroded and slightly damaged. It measures 28.2mm diameter by 7.7mm thick and weighs 13.99g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Cambridgeshire
Date between 1300 and 1500
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1300-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 112722
Old ref: BH-066FE6
Filename: Post med button 05 184 - 1.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/81978
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/81978/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/112722
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