Accession No
1897.206 B
Description
Round copper alloy button with decorated surface; decoration consists of eight hollow circles surrounding two concentric central circles; button edge is chipped in some places.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Suffolk; Tuddenham; ?River Lark
Period
?Medieval ?Post Medieval
Source
von Hügel, Anatole [monetary donor]; Morley, Edward [vendor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1897.206 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper Alloy
Local Term
Measurements
18mm x 18mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
1897.206 A-B: Small spur and ?button.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Labels & Markings)
1897.206 A-B: Rectangular handwritten paper label attached to the object with strings reads: 'Tuddenham River August 1897'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Accession Register for 1897.206 A-B: 'A small bronze spur and bronze button: the latter decorated in relief with ring markings (Saxon).'
Event Date 1897
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Field collection)
Found: Tuddenham River, August 1897
[Possibly the Lark River? Kate Sutton 24/08/2000]
Event Date 8/1897
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Round copper alloy button with decorated surface; decoration consists of eight hollow circles surrounding two concentric central circles; button edge is chipped in some places.
Event Date 12/2/2024
Author: Zahni Blumenthal
FM:309307
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