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Description: | A fragment of a cast copper-alloy thimble, probably dating to the late 15th - 16th centuries. The thimble is tall with a rounded top. The indentations in the thimble are also round. The indentations have been arranged in slightly irregular rows. A line has been engraved around the base of the thimble. This thimble has been cast as one piece. The thimble does not thicken around the base.The copper alloy survives in a very good condition and the surface is also slightly pitted. The rim is damaged.Parallels cane be seen in Egan (2005), p132, fig: 126, no: 629.
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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