Hi Ross
I can't help you with the meaning of the image, but the metal looks
like pewter, rather than brass. Pewter was widely used in the
manufacture of buttons.
Richard
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Subject:button(?) ID help
Hi all,
Below is a link to a few photos of an artifact recovered by a CRM
company test-pitting at a First Nations historic site in British
Columbia. No datable context I am afraid. They asked for my help to
ID, but I am at a loss and would love any leads. I have only seen
these photos, but looks to me like a (15 mm diam) button, three-piece
with brass cover and completely corroded ferrous backing. Front has a
man with a walking stick (?) with mountains in background.
Any ideas/references would be great....
https://photos.app.goo.gl/ocardriw8wDDLWLw6
Thanks in advance,
Ross
Ross W. Jamieson
Associate Professor
Dept. Archaeology
Simon Fraser University
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