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A Medieval lead alloy button
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Museum of London, Kate Sumnall, 2013-03-22 14:01:58
Title
A Medieval lead alloy button
Description
English: A Medieval lead alloy button dating 14th - 15th century. This button is solid, conical with a simple, integral, looped shank. The front of the button is decorated with a cast quatrefoil flower at the peak of the dome.

A similar button is recorded on the PAS database LON-665EC1, SWYOR-BB8535

Dimensions: length: 13.50mm; diameter: 12.85mm; weight: 4.68g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Greater London Authority
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: 551647
Old ref: LON-C61886
Filename: Harrison-DomedButton-Oct12.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/420934
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/420934/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/551647
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