File:A late Medieval - early Post Medieval copper alloy button (1450-1550). (FindID 426005).jpg

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A late Medieval - early Post Medieval copper alloy button (1450-1550).
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Museum of London, Kate Sumnall, 2011-02-08 14:41:11
Title
A late Medieval - early Post Medieval copper alloy button (1450-1550).
Description
English: A late Medieval - early Post Medieval copper alloy button (1450-1550). This button has a circular, dished (concave) head and integral square shank. The shank is orientated slightly off-centre on the reverse. There seems to be a casting flaw in the outer surface of the shank as the metal is pocked by air bubbles and is roughened. The front surface is decorated with radiating lines of rocker arm decoration (zig-zag lines) and there is a border of a pair of parallel concentric lines running around the edge of the button. The copper alloy has a bright yellow appearance due to its deposition within a riverine environment.

Ian Smith provided the dating for this button based on his extensive knowledge and experience and the context within the foreshore in which it was found.

Dimensions: thickness: 9.25mm; diameter: 18.86mm; weight: 4.13g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Greater London Authority
Date between 1450 and 1550
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1450-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1550-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Accession number
FindID: 426005
Old ref: LON-D77140
Filename: Johannesen&Smith-MedButton-Dec10.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/315694
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/315694/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/426005
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Object location51° 30′ 37.8″ N, 0° 05′ 35.56″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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