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# Button

Cast, copper alloy button or ornament in the shape of a bird, with a long neck, round head, short wings curved back in flight and a rounded tail; a pierced lug for attachment on the underside. Two incised lines form a saltire across the upper surface of the wings.

- **Kind:** artefact

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.iolc-7540](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.iolc-7540) · Pramāṇa
