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2008 T742
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The British Museum, Janina Parol, 2010-08-06 11:15:51
Title
2008 T742
Description
English: A Post Medieval gold button dating to the late 15th - very early 16th century. Hazel Forsyth: There are others of a similar type in the Chalcis Treasure.
Identification by Hazel Forsyth, Senior Post Medieval Curator, Museum of London

Curator's report: Gold artefact, originally a thin cylinder of gold now squashed flat, with two bands of filigree decoration, filigree openwork terminal with traces of enamel.

This highly-decorated artefact is difficult to identify and date. It has been suggested that this is the lower part of an earring, but it could also have been part of the stopper of a small perfume flask, or part of a needle case or toilet accessory. As a consequence it is hard to date. It has been rejected as Roman. It could possibly be 16th Century, in that it resembles the gold filigree settings on some cameos and jewels of the Renaissance. Its dating is likely to remain uncertain and it may not be English.

As such, due to its age and precious metal content, this object qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.

Dr Dora Thornton, Curator of Renaissance Collections

Dimensions: length: 10.02mm; width: 6.93mm; thickness: 3.25mm; weight: 0.40g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Greater London Authority
Date between 1500 and 1600
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1600-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 240516
Old ref: LON-D4F083
Filename: 2008T742.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/292550
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/292550/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/240516
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Object location51° 30′ 02.16″ N, 0° 06′ 04.22″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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