About this object
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ID:
A14141
Production date:
late 16th century - early 17th century
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Location:
In Store
A gold button with a hollow hemispherical head. The domed front is decorated with four table-cut rubies around a central stone (now missing). There are white enamelled discs between the rubies and pellets with light-blue enamel. Part of the Cheapside Hoard.
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Measurements
DM 10 mm; D 5 mm (head); D 11 mm (overall); WT 2.50g; RI 1.766-1.774; SG 3.97-4.05; Mohs 9; Double refraction - 0.008
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Materials
ruby (corundum; aluminium oxide; crystal structure - hexagonal/trigonal and rhombohedrons); gold; enamel
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Last Updated
2024-03-26
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