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Description: | Probably Copper alloy, perhaps with high tin content.Thimble or Sewing Ring. Cast band of originally conical form, open topped. The sides are decorated by a narrow foot-ring and three plain circumferential zones; the lowest of which bears the stamped letters - OCAS in a fairly modern letter style, which are apparently intended to be read with the object upside-down (that is, with its wider end uppermost). Now squashed flat. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1700-1800.Height: 12.8mm, Width: 17.6mm, Thickness: 3.5mm, Weight: 2.55gms.
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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