Convex wooden button with two holes drilled through either side of its centre. What appears to be blue pigment is visible in the centre and within the holes.
Button
Depth: 0.4 cm
Diameter: 2.6 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1943) by Gayer-Anderson, Robert Grenville
Accession number: E.GA.2503d.1943
Primary reference Number: 56899
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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