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Description: | A cast copper-alloy artefact of medieval date: possibly a sewing ring (thimble). The object is an open cylinder or tube, slightly squashed and oval in plan. The ends are finished with bevelling. One end features four semi-circular notches. Such equally spaced indentations may derive from the lathe turning process and are often found on early cast thimbles (Egan 1998, 265). The outside of the object is decorated with irregular incised cross-hatching with a median line. There are diagonal file marks within the lozengiform cells created. It is perhaps safest to describe this artefact as being of uncertain function given that it does not bear the conventional pits or form of most open thimbles (or 'sewing rings'). That noted, it might be an idiosyncratic example of a sewing ring and could plausibly have been used as such. The metal has corroded to an even dark green colour. | Subjects: | sewing ring | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Webley, Robert - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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