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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy thimble of Medieval to early post-Medieval date (c. 1400-c.1600).This thick walled thimble is domed with slightly flaring sides. It has a slightly thickened plain rim otherwise the sides are indented. The indents spiral clockwise in 10/11 turns from the rim towards the apex in a regular fashion. At the apex a small area has not been indented. The rim is damaged and there are no apparent manufacture marksThe plain area on top of the thimble indicates a relatively early date; similar early thimbles are often dated to the 15th or 16th centuries (Holmes 1988, 1). The object has a mid-green patina with some corrosion products on the inner surface.Length; 20.9mm; diameter: 20.6mm; weight: 8.47g.
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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