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A Post Medieval copper alloy an unfinished button (probably) (late 17th - early 18th century LON-C84F51
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Museum of London, Kate Sumnall, 2009-02-12 12:59:29
Title
A Post Medieval copper alloy an unfinished button (probably) (late 17th - early 18th century LON-C84F51
Description
English: A Post Medieval copper alloy an unfinished button (probably) (late 17th - early 18th century). The object is a truncated cone with a concave tip and a convex base. There is an irregular perforation within the concave tip, possibly where another element was attached. On the base there are three perforations arranged along a line. The centre hole is smaller than the other two.

Identification and dating by Tony Pilson and Ian Smith based on foreshore context.

Dimensions: Diameter at base: 22.37mm; diameter at peak: 7.82mm; thickness: 11.99mm; weight: 10.96g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Greater London Authority
Date between 1650 and 1700
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1700-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 235478
Old ref: LON-C84F51
Filename: Pilson_Smith - incomplete button - July 08.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/202020
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/202020/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/235478
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Object location51° 30′ 33.84″ N, 0° 04′ 59.19″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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