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Description: | A thimble made from copper alloy. The rim reveals the thimble has a single shell. In plan the rim is oval, it has been slightly squashed. In profile the sides of the thimble are almost straight, and the top is convex, with a blunt point at the apex. The exterior has shallow conical cells which are positioned in rows. The layout of the indentations is quite close and also covers the top. The rim is undecorated and has three vertical cracks or slits. The exterior and interior surfaces have traces of a mid green/brown patina, but otherwise the surfaces are abraded. It is 22.77mm long and 22.1mm wide at the base. It weighs 4.7g.The thimble is date to the Medieval period. Holmes (Holmes, E.F. 'Sewing Thimbles' Datasheet 9 finds Research Group) in figure 2b illustrates a similar shaped and decorated thimble which he dates to the 15th to mid 16th century.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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