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2893 Bronze Age conical button
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Bristol City Council, Kurt Adams, 2009-11-19 15:17:01
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2893 Bronze Age conical button
Description
English: Cast copper alloy conical button diameter 18mm, height 17mm, weight 9.12g. The button is roughly circular in form and triangular in section. The base is concave and fitted with a semicircular loop that has a circular-cross section 12mm long, 4mm wide 6mm high.

The object is in good condition with a dark green patina. Date 2150-800

Hawkes, C.F.C, Inventaria Archaeologica, Garraway Ltd. London [pages: G.B.17.3 (3), nos.26-7; G.B.52, no.8 and G.B.55.10 ]
Depicted place (County of findspot) Somerset
Date between 2150 BC and 800 BC
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FindID: 277311
Old ref: GLO-585315
Filename: 2893 Bronze Age conical button.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/229236
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/229236/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/277311
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