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BUTTON
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Alex Whitlock, 2016-02-01 14:51:48
Title
BUTTON
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Post-medieval lead-alloy button dating from the 16th-17th century. The button is extremely worn and possibly miscast. The loop on the reverse is damaged and some of the casting seams are still present. All surfaces are extremely worn. The obverse is decorated with moulded decoration: a central pellet and outwards radiating spokes.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Cumbria
Date between 1500 and 1700
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1700-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 763621
Old ref: LANCUM-2106D6
Filename: 2106D6.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/551212
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/551212/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
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