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Description: | A complete but misshapen probable hammered copper-alloy closed thimble of Medieval to Post Medieval date (c.1400-1600 AD). The thimble has a domed crown from which the body tapers gently, terminating in a broad undecorated band at the rim. At the apex of the crown the thimble is tonsured, displaying a plain, undecorated area. From this tonsured area the indentations of the thimble follow a spiral pattern around the circumference of the body. This artefact has been compressed from one side, which has resulted in two small cracks at the rim, and so that the opening at the rim is broadly heart-shaped, as a likely result of post-depositional damage. It has an overall dark red-brown colour. The thimble measures 15.7 mm high, with a 15.5 mm diameter base, 0.6 mm thick walls, and weighs 1.88 grams.
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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