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Description: | Medieval cast copper alloy 'beehive' shaped thimble with central hole. The thimble is almost hemispherical with slightly lengthened sides. The small circular pits are arranged in an irregular spiral from the base to the top leaving a small bare tonsure with a cenral circular hole. There is also a fine incised line around the base just above the rim. There is a slight indent on one side but this appears to be damage rather than from manufactring technique. The height is 12.9mm, the diameter at the rim is 16.3mm, thickness 1.7mm and weight 4.36 grams. A similar example can be found in Egan, (1998) The Medieval Household, page 266, no 821 from a context dated c.330-1380.
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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