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Description: | Complete Medieval copper alloy 'beehive' shaped thimble with central hole. The thimble has a cone-shaped top with gently sloped sides. The exterior of the thimble is decorated with small circular pits which are arranged in an irregular spiral running from the base to the top. The peak of the thimble has a small (c.2mm diameter) sub-circular hole.Similar examples can be found in Egan, (1998) The Medieval Household, page 266, from contexts dated c.1330-1450.This example is dated broadly to encompass these dates, c.1300-1500.
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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