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Description: | An almost complete copper alloy thimble of Medieval to Post-Medieval date (c AD 1400 - c. AD 1550). Length: 19.4mm; maximum diameter: 19.7mm and 0.7mm thick. Weight: 3.61g.The thimble is misshapen and has thin walls and a domed crown. The sides flare outwards slightly from the crown towards the base. At the base the rim is plain and slightly damaged so that part is missing. The outer face has been hand indented and all the indents are of circular shape. The lower 2/3 has vertical lines of indentations and then towards the crown there are spiralling lines of indents consisting of five turns. The crown is indented with five concentric circles.The outer face has a mid-green patina. The inner face is mainly covered with a similar patina. Due to the relatively large size of the indentations this thimble was probably for heavy duty use (Holmes 1988, fig. 2, ref. a).
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