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Description: | A complete and misshapen Medieval to post-Medieval cast copper-alloy closed thimble (c. 1400-c. 1550 AD).It has a domed crown and from the base, the sides taper towards the crown. The walls have 12/13 spiralling turns of sub-circular indentations which extend from the base to the centre of the crown. The lines spiral anti-clockwise from the base towards the top. This thimble has patches of a mid-green patina but is mainly corroded and the indentations are partially filled with off-white corrosion products.Height: 20.95mm; width: 20.24mm; thickness: 9.74mm; thickness of walls: 0.77mm. Weight: 3.11g.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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