Round Bone Button Blank

One mostly complete bone button blank comprised of five mending fragments with a round hemispherical shape and one hole in the center. The button blank measures to a little under 1 inch in diameter and would have had a covering over the face. The bone is colored green, most likely from exposure to a copper alloy covering or proximity to a copper object post-depositionally. The unidentified copper alloy metal disc cataloged in this context fits perfectly over this button, which may indicate that the covering was this aforementioned metal disc.

• Object number

  39.60, 39.00111, 39

• Dimensions

  Diameter 0.90 inches

• Animals/objects

  Button Blank (Mold)

• Category

  Personal

• Class

  Fauna

• Material

  Bone

• Context

  Lot 13 South, Possible Redeposited Domestic Midden, South Portion (624.39)

• Forms

  Complete

  Round

• Techniques

  Cut/Carved