Button

Description

Plain v-perforated jet button from Harehope Cairn, Peeblesshire, Early Bronze Age, 2200-1750 BC

Museum reference

X.2021.61.21

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Button

Date

Early Bronze Age

Materials

Jet

Physical description

Plain domed circular jet button; v-perforation on reverse; v-perforation breaks through to dome; cracked surface

Collection place(s)

Harehope, Peeblesshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Associations

Whitby, Yorkshire, England, Northern Europe

On display

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