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A pair of medieval to early post-medieval, lead alloy (pewter) discoid buttons c. 1300-1550AD
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National Museum Wales , Susie White, 2019-09-05 11:40:15
Title
A pair of medieval to early post-medieval, lead alloy (pewter) discoid buttons c. 1300-1550AD
Description
English: A pair of medieval to early post-medieval, lead alloy (pewter) discoid buttons c. 1300-1550AD. Both buttons are decorated with the same design, in relief, which appear to depict a horse and rider. The reverse of each button has an integral loop that is now squashed against the back of the button. There are traces of a casting seam on the reverse.

Button 1: Diameter: 20.05mm; thickness (exc. Squashed loop): 2.45mm; weight: 9.1g

Button 2: Diameter: 20.35mm; thickness (exc. Squashed loop): 2.48mm; weight: 7.3g
Depicted place (County of findspot) Denbighshire
Date between 1300 and 1550
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1300-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1550-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindIdentifier: 967543
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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/1071299
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1071299/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/967543
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