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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 two vertical fractures. Close to the rim it has two parallel circumferential grooves. It has a domed crown and from the base, the sides taper gently towards the crown. The walls have 12/13 turns of sub-circular indentations which extend on to the crown. The lines spiral anti-clockwise from the base towards the top. This thimble has a mid -green patina on the outside and has concreted soil in the indentations.Height: 19.70mm; width: 22.24mm; thickness: 14.29mm; thickness of walls: 0.84mm. Weight: 4.73g.
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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