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About this object

  • ID:

    A14136

  • Production date:

    late 16th century - early 17th century

  • 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.

  • Measurements

    DM 10 mm; D 5 mm (head); D 12 mm (overall); WT 1.98g; RI 1.766-1.774; SG 3.97-4.05; Mohs 9; Double refraction - 0.008

  • Materials

    ruby (corundum; aluminium oxide; crystal structure - hexagonal/trigonal and rhombohedrons); gold; enamel

  • Last Updated

    2024-03-26

FURTHER INFORMATION
  • NUMBER OF ITEMS

    1

  • STATUS

    permanent collection

  • COPYRIGHT HOLDER

    digital image copyright Museum of London

  • Related Group

    The Cheapside Hoard

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