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Description: | A copper-alloy thimble of Late Medieval to early post-Medieval date.The diameter of the slightly squashed thimble gradually decreases towards the flat top. At the base of the outer surface is a plain band. The rest of the surface is covered with rows of sub-oval indentations. The thimble measures 19.7mm high, up to 23.9mm wide and weighs 5.93g.Several similar thimbles were found in excavations at Southwark, London, mostly in layers dating from the late 15th to 17th centuries (Egan 2005: 131-133).
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