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Site: 18PR705 Pleasant Prospect

Context: Lot 566, Unit 17, Feature 17, 0-10 cmbs. Feature 17 is interpreted as a sheet midden from an unidentified domestic structure not far from the main plantation house. It might be an overseer’s residence or slave quarter.

Context Date Range: c. 1720-1750

Metal: Copper alloy

Length (including tabs and assuming that both tabs were equal): 2.1” (5.3 cm)

Diameter: 1.7” (4.4 cm)

Height (dome top to back): 0.5” (1.3 cm)

Description:
Plain dome with cross-section Type IV. The rivet tab has convex sides and a three-sided end.