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View full screenDecorated v-perforated jet button from Harehope Cairn, Peeblesshire, 2200-1750 BC
X.2021.61.10
Early Bronze Age
Domed slightly oval jet button, v-perforated on reverse; incised straight 'ladder' decoration on front in shape of four-armed cross; slightly cracked surface; scratched reverse; damage to tip of dome; ladder 'filled' with white
Harehope, Peeblesshire, Scotland, Northern Europe
Whitby, Yorkshire, England, Northern Europe
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