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Description: | A complete but damaged and misshapen Medieval to post-Medieval heavy duty cast copper-alloy closed thimble (c. 1400-c. 1550 AD).The thimble is slightly flattened and has a vertical fracture. It has a domed crown. From the base, the sides taper gently towards the crown. The walls have 15/16 spiralling lines of sub-circular indentations which extend on to the crown. The lines spiral clockwise from the base towards the top. This thimble has a mid to a dark green patina on the outside and the inside is covered in light green corrosion products. Height: 20.8mm; width: 23.3mm; thickness: 13.1mm; thickness of walls: 0.6mm. Weight: 5.33g.A similar thimble has been, published and date c. 1400-1450 (Holmes 1988: 1, fig. 2, ref: b).
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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